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  DNA paternity test 17 December 2004  
Does it change the nature of fatherhood?

David Blunkett’s long fall from grace ending in his resignation as home secretary earlier this week could all be said to have began with news that he had conducted an affair with a married woman.  The rumours are, that following a DNA test, Mr. Blunkett has grounds for believing he is the father of her child. 

But how complicated does family life become when the line between biological and social fatherhood becomes so clearly defined? 

In Norway a controversial new law allows any father or child to have a DNA paternity test if it is requested. Martha ask what the future of fatherhood is here in the UK.


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