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Which Way, L.A.?

Fathers' Rights

Should marriage or biology matter the most? The state supreme court says a biological father has no rights to parent his child--the mother's husband does. Are we sending a mixed message to unmarried fathers? Is biology or stability best for the kids?

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By Warren Olney • Apr 14, 1998 • 1 min read

Andrew Roth: Attorney in private practice, representing Dawn D. Lawrence Hellman: Executive Director, Father's Rights Center. Principle, United Fathers of America, Riverside County. Dr. Robert Fellmath: Director, Children's Advocacy Institute. Price Professor of Public Interest Law, University of San Diego. Janis Rocco: President, National Organization for Women, Los Angeles Chapter. Sue Spier: President and founder of SPUNK, which stands for Single Parents United 'N Kids, a 15 year old support advocacy organization. Reginald Brass: Founder and president, "My Child Says Daddy," a fathers group concerned with child support issues. John Fernandez: Director, Mexican American Education Commission. Rick Orlov: City Hall reporter, Los Angeles Daily News.

topic: LAUSD Special Commissions Disbanded.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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