Sunday, 13th July 2008
Punish women who won't name 'unknown fathers' - AN
The government has the moral obligation to address the "shocking trend" of children being born with so-called 'unknown fathers', Azzjoni Nazzjonali said.
The fact that one in five children in Malta are registered as being the offspring of unknown fathers can only mean one of two things: either that a substantial number of women are very promiscuous, or that there is rampant social welfare abuse, AN said in a statement.
In either case, this was an unacceptable level of irresponsibility which decent citizens should refuse to put up with, much less subsidise.
"If they have no problem in sleeping around and siring children without a qualm, the least they should be obliged to do is to be made to maintain their offspring and not be left at leisure to perpetuate the problem at the taxpayer's expense," AN said.
Josie Muscat's party reiterated that benefits should be withheld from mothers who insist on not declaring the identity of the fathers of their children.
"Only in the circumstance of rape should there be an exception. This is not, as the so-called liberal writers have tried to portray it, a holy war on single mothers, but a moral obligation to bring those fathers who have been so far absolved of their obligations, to account (for) and to shoulder the consequences of their actions.
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The problem is not DNA test. The core issue is that, our females think, the more they have reckless sex the more they are modern and stylish. Sex has become the trend of being open minded. While in fact we are heading backward.
We are stalemated. We have traded our Christians values with sex, liberty-based values. The latter, produced unsolved social dilemmas of such as the unknown fathers and out of wed-lock kids.
I am sure Jesus is not happy to see 99.9 of females having sex at the age of 14 or 15 years.
Jesus is not happy to see teenager pregnant mothers.
Jesus is not happy to see the chastity or a virgin girl has become news.
Jesus is not happy to see teenagers are immersed in both drugs and alcoholic
Jesus is not happy to see 25-30 % of our born babies are either of unknown fathers or out of wed-lock.
Ops, sorry I forgot that we are living in 2008 and we are getting modern ! But are we?
Better we blame irregular immigrants for this issue too.
The hole in their argument of course is this - they cannot force anyone to discuss their sex lives without exposing themselves to the same sort of scrutiny. Now that should reveal some very interesting things - if you're interested in AN's shenanigans, that is. I'm not.
@ Amanda Mallia. the rapist's name doesn't have to be shown on the child's ID card but still the manpervert should be made to pay for the child's upkeep. Incidents like the one you mentioned are not as rare as we'd like them to be.Don't you think that such a despicable person should shoulder his responsibility?
Another thing - As far as I know, there are no local statistics regarding such cases. One case which comes to mind is that of a foundling who - rumour had it at the time, some 10/15 yers ago - was the result of a man raping his daughter who was then not yet a teenager. Do you think that - even had the child been brought up by the grandmother, for example, having the father's name on the birth certificate would have been beneficial to anybody at all? I doubt it, unless, of course, your mind is as warped as that of the rapist himself.
Because other people's irresponsible sex life can effect me as a taxpayer. That's why Corinne.
And it is only people like AN who have the guts to highlight this despicable act by new 'family' setups. It is because I REFUSE to subsidize this irresponsible trend.
If, however, you are happy to let this matter proliferate and finance it with your taxes than you should say so clearly and not within cryptic and sarcastic tones.
because it is the rest of the responsible people who are paying for the "unknown fathers" (and mothers) irresponsible behaviour and enjoyment, that's why!
These irresponsible mothers and fathers are leeches who are eating away our taxes.
Let convicted rapists support their progeny for 18 years, that should make them think twice about going after some girl.
It is simply not fair that these individuals steal public monies and are rewarded because of their irresponsible behaviour! And others who have planned their family either do not get any assistance or else if they apply they are told to wait indefinitely because the budget allocated for these social benefits has been exhausted!!
THIS is social justice for all hardworking taxpayers who have to face also other pressures such as increasing electricity surcharge, unguarateed pensions, exhorbitant bank loan fees/charges/interests and poor state health services which, to add insult to injury, forces them to fork out private health expenses.
We are a liberal society and rightly so, but everyone should be liable for his actions. Hassles introduced, if this is implemented, would make someone think twice about being permissive.