Ellen Ama Daaku, a member of the New Patriotic Party’s Communication Team, has opposed a private member’s bill seeking to make paternity testing compulsory at birth for all newborns.
The NPP communicator argued that the proposal appears to focus more on women while ignoring the responsibilities of men.
She highlighted that men who have doubts about the paternity of their children already have the option of arranging private DNA tests without involving the entire population.
According to Ama Daaku, men with concerns about paternity should handle the matter privately instead of seeking legal battles.
Speaking on Good Morning Ghana on Monday, Ama Daaku argued, “I don’t see why we want to legislate it against women, because when you listen to the tone of the bill, they’ve never said anything about male responsibility. It’s about the women”.
“If you are a man and you think your children are not yours, find a good lab, go and check, and deal with it. But you cannot force all of us, the whole country, to do it automatically,” she stated.
She further quizzed, “Can we also have a law that says that if you’re a man and you also go and have a child with somebody else, you too should be jailed? Why can’t we have the same law for the men, but you want to have it for the women?”
“If you are a man, and you think that the child doesn’t look like you, it doesn’t behave like you, don’t even take it to court. Just walk into any lab for a test,” she added.
Meanwhile, the Parliament of Ghana is set to consider a Private Member’s Bill to make DNA paternity tests compulsory at birth for all newborns.
The news card flyer shared on X stated, “Ghana’s Parliament is set to consider a bill that would make paternity testing compulsory for all newborns”.
Earlier, Gomoa Central MP Kwame Asare Obeng, commonly known as Kwame A Plus, had announced plans to lay a Private Member’s Bill in Parliament to criminalise paternity fraud.
The Private Member’s Bill is proposing jail terms for women who knowingly mislead men into raising children who are not biologically theirs, and possibly introducing mandatory DNA testing after birth.
In related news, a report by the Blueprint DNA Organisation has revealed that four in 10 paternity tests conducted in Ghana in 2025 show the tested man is not the biological father.
According to Blueprint DNA, 42.3% of paternity tests conducted in 2025 showed that the tested men were not the biological fathers.
In a news card shared by JOY FM on X, it stated, “Four in 10 paternity tests in Ghana in 2025 show the tested man not the biological father – Blueprint DNA Organisation Report”
Blueprint DNA Organisation presented the findings during a media briefing at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
Abeiku Ghansah, the Medical Director of Blueprint DNA, highlighted that the report is based on anonymised laboratory data.
“The report also shows that nearly 59 per cent of children involved in testing are under six years old, suggesting that many families seek confirmation early in a child’s life.
Tests conducted more than 10 years after birth recorded the highest exclusion rates, between 53 and 59 per cent.
Dr Ghansah noted that 87 per cent of tests are carried out for personal reassurance rather than legal or immigration purposes, emphasizing the private nature of paternity concerns in Ghana.
He called for responsible use of DNA testing, alongside stronger regulation and public education on its social implications.
The briefing further revealed regional disparities in testing, with more than 80 per cent concentrated in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions, while higher exclusion rates were noted in the Western, Upper East, and Volta regions.
In addition, the event introduced Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT), a method capable of detecting genetic conditions such as Down syndrome and Edwards syndrome from as early as eight weeks of pregnancy.
Blueprint DNA said the report is part of ongoing efforts to provide data-driven insights into DNA testing and its role in Ghana’s healthcare system and society as demand continues to grow,” a report by Joy News stated.
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