# Could my state gov't get any more stupid? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 3, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-state-govt-get-any-more-stupid/645900 "2013-01-03T00:00:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-state-govt-get-any-more-stupid/645900/81 "2013-01-07T16:53:19Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > It’s not the state’s business who the father of a child is? Um, okay. State birth and death registries - which list both biological parents - are pretty much a ubiquitous feature of the developed world. My long form birth certificate does not name my biological parents. It names my adoptive parents.. Plus, I think the main things to take away from this story are: 1. Kansas needs to get with the times and realize not every child is born into an old fashioned ‘Ozzie and Harriet’ family. 2. Avoid Craigslist ads looking for sperm donors. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-state-govt-get-any-more-stupid/645900/82 "2013-01-07T17:07:11Z")
Really? Did they know who your biological parents were? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-state-govt-get-any-more-stupid/645900/83 "2013-01-07T17:30:41Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > 1. Avoid Craigslist ads looking for sperm donors. Recipients as well. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-state-govt-get-any-more-stupid/645900/84 "2013-01-07T17:55:14Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Really? Did they know who your biological parents were? My daughter’s birth certificate had a blank for the father until my husband adopted her (different men). I don’t recall how exactly the conversation about the birth certificate went after she was born, but I know it wasn’t any big deal. I know who the father is, without question. And even though I was 19 with a low-end job, I never asked for any support. I didn’t need nor want him in my daughter’s life. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-state-govt-get-any-more-stupid/645900/85 "2013-01-07T20:34:25Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > This brings up what I think is a more pressing question. Gay, straight - doesn’t matter. If the mother can’t afford to raise the kid, why did she have it in the first place? Children are not cuddly dolls and playtoys that you have to make yourself feel better. Didn’t you know? Everyone has the right to have babies whether they can afford them or not! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-state-govt-get-any-more-stupid/645900/86 "2014-01-23T22:19:44Z")
Bumping this old thread to note that a Kansas court has [sided](http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/23/justice/kansas-sperm-donation/index.html?hpt=hp_t2) with the state, ruling that the man in question is liable for child support. The court found that he and the couple had not followed state law setting forth the procedures required for such a donation. An appeal is expected. I’m assuming that the statement that he donated “three cupfuls” is not meant to be taken too literally. Then again, maybe that’s why his hair has turned gray. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-state-govt-get-any-more-stupid/645900.md?page=4)