Position: Establish the right of every presumed or alleged father to confirm biological paternity before parentage is legally established.
Description: This policy guarantees the right to paternity testing prior to any determination of parentage. It repeals the conclusive marital presumption under Family Code §7540 and all related statutory provisions, ensuring that fatherhood is based on truth rather than legal presumptions.

Position: Require hospitals to privately notify every alleged or presumed father of his right to confirm biological paternity before any establishment of parentage
Description: California Family Code §7551.5 already requires hospitals to facilitate genetic testing to determine parentage. This policy builds on that foundation by mandating that hospitals privately inform the alleged or presumed father of his right to paternity testing before any establishment of parentage. Private notification ensures the father can exercise this right freely, without coercion or influence, guaranteeing that fatherhood begins with truth and voluntary acceptance — not legal presumption.

Position: Extend to men equivalent reproductive rights to those granted under California Health & Safety Code §123462.
Description: California law affirms that every pregnant individual or individual who may become pregnant has the fundamental right to choose whether to bear a child or obtain an abortion. This policy extends that same principle of reproductive autonomy to men by granting equal legal standing in deciding whether to accept fatherhood. The period for exercising this right would mirror the timeframe in which a pregnant individual may lawfully terminate a pregnancy—before the fetus is viable under §123468.

Position: The alleged or presumed father should be notified of a confirmed pregnancy within a reasonable period.
Description: A right to choose or confirm parenthood is meaningless without knowledge of conception. This policy encourages timely notification to promote fairness and informed consent while respecting reproductive privacy. If an alleged or presumed father is not notified—whether intentionally or unintentionally—he retains the right to exercise his reproductive decision upon learning of the pregnancy, regardless of fetal viability. This ensures that no individual is bound to parenthood without knowledge and consent.

Position: Hospitals and medical professionals are required to privately inform pregnant individuals of the ethical and legal implications of timely notification.
Description: When pregnancy is confirmed by a medical professional, the pregnant individual is presumed to have knowledge of conception. This policy ensures that providers privately inform patients of the father’s reproductive rights and the consequences of delayed notification, in a confidential and professional setting. The medical professional may serve as a neutral witness to the notification, verifying that it occurred without breaching privacy. Failure to notify extends the father’s right to accept or decline fatherhood upon notification, regardless of fetal viability. This balances privacy, fairness, and informed consent from the earliest stage of parenthood.

Position: Impose the same criminal penalties on proven false accusers of abuse, rape, or child support fraud as the accused would have faced.
Description: Family courts and criminal law are often weaponized with false claims that devastate reputations, finances, and children’s lives. By treating knowingly false accusations as seriously as the crimes they mimic, we restore trust in the system, protect real victims, and deter malicious actors. Standards of proof must remain high — falsehood must be intentional and proven beyond doubt.