whats a good counterarguement for this speech?

Question

I believe that their should be a law for teen mothers to get a DNA test, well usually the mother legally could be any age to have a DNA test, but only if your
able to have a baby. Teen mothers should get a paternity DNA test for a cheap price, like around the price of $25-$50 dollars. The price for a home paternity test
is $99-$600. For the chain of custody its about $600-$2000 dollars. But I think any mother should be able to know who the babies father is.



I don't know if this class agrees with me but some might say "But the doctors will be getting paid a cheap price"

Answer 1

First of all, in cases where paternity is not being contested, a DNA test is a total waste of money so why make a law requiring them to have a test.

Second, the companies who make the tests are in the business of making money, they don't care what age the person buying their test it and regulating the prices they charge infringes on their ability to compete in a free marketplace.

Answer 2

You could counter:

The age issue (if the teens are minors you would need parental consent).

This would only be necessary for "active" mothers with two or more partners... (most mothers know who the father is and would not need a law requiring them to take a DNA test).

The public dollars required to fund a mandatory DNA test would equal millions and millions of our tax dollars, raise the cost of health care insurance and pose a heavy burden on the already poor hospital systems (many hospitals are nearly bankrupt).

By making it a LAW it would take the "choice/freedom" of knowing away from the mother (what if she simply did not want to know).

Take the last sentence "Any mother should know..." Then why do we need a law?

Answer 3

The doctors can make it up in volume. The cost of a paternity test is actually quite low, and could be made even cheaper if the companies were sure of a greater demand for their services. If the price was legally capped, more tests would be requested, and the doctors would be making about the same amount of money as they do now.

That is not strictly true, and i'm not sure i agree with the posistion, but it makes a fine arguement. In my opinion.

Answer 4

umm, I believe that any mother should know who the father of her child is without needing a DNA test.