In article <1jl0bpINNkpb@gap.caltech.edu>, peri@cco.caltech.edu (Michal Leah Peri) writes:
|> I would dearly love to have such public records more easily available.
|> A national computerized database of birth and death records would be a
|> good start. I don't see that this would violate privacy since such
|> records are already public -- but it would greatly improve access
|> and simplify record-keeping. Comments anyone?
Since the mother is the only person who can have any chance of knowing who the
father is it must be her responsibility to inform the anyone else
responsible. Who else could do it but the mother?
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