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They really should just tack on DNA testing to all the other standard tests done at the hospital when the baby is delivered.

That's 100% correct. That way, if the wrong father is listed, he can decide if he wishes to take on the role of a father. To me, it's merely a matter of INFORMED CONSENT vs fraud and deception.

Exactly, give the guy a chance to decide for himself. Don't wait a year and then tell him that the kid is already bonded to him and he has no choice in the matter. Might keep a few women on the up and up as well, since they'll know that the truth will come out right from the start.

State Legislators all over the country are fighting against mandatory DNA testing like mad men.

They are trying to hide behind "the needs of children" as their reason, but the true reason that they are against it, is because they know that women commit this fraud because the biological father has no money, and THEY through state aid, are more likely to be the ones that have to pick up financial responsibility for the offspring of the felonious mother.

So, instead of punishing the criminal mother, they instead side with her to extort funds from the man of her choice for their own interests.

Why not have all men register by age 18 as part of a driver's license or ID card that they are either supportive or non-supportive to any child that they act to conceive?

"Men's Choice".

Legislation woud allow men to declare they are or are not willing to support children out-of-wedlock. If they declare they are supportive, they won't be able to change it to non-suportive for 12 months. Men would be responsible for any child conceived by them during a period where they are declared supportive. If they declare they are non-supportive, what woman is going to allow herself to sleep with such a fellow.

Women either abstain from sex, engage in sex with contraception or foolishness, or engage in sex with the idea of becoming pregnant.

This would force such women to act more responsbily.

Of course, marriage is tantamount as it always has been to declaring a father to be supportive.

Yes, it would allow some men to act irresponsibly. But it would also flag their support status to women.

Women could ask for proof of status or they could not ask. If a woman were to ask a man for proof of status, it would indicate possibly two things to the man 1) she wants assurance that support will be available or 2) she is possibly already pregnant by another male. In the latter case, a paternity test could be required.

"Men's Choice" would not solve the male dilemma with unreasonable support orders following divorce but it would put pressure against out-of-wedlock births.

Social goals should be to make divorce and out-of-wedlock births rare.