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'Do you ever think about me?': the children sex tourists leave behind
- toomuchtodo 8y agoThe article mentions the exorbitant cost of DNA/paternity testing for sexy workers; I wonder what happens if sites like Ancestory and 23andme were made more available for paternal identification (or even familial searching, “close enough” genetically). Also curious if and how you petition across countries for child support once you have evidence in hand.
- gumby 8y agoInteresting if they offered this service on a charitable basis as a detriment to abusive sex tourism.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoOne doesn’t even need to get their permission. Pay for kits, get samples, submit, receive relational report, iterate. 2-3 people (social worker, technologist, legal professional) and $25k-50k in non profit seed money would be enough for a proof of concept. If successful, you’ve created a pipeline to possibly pull unexpected children out of poverty. The ROI is palpable.
- Mirioron 8y agoOn the other hand, it would probably kill the sex tourism industry there. You might think that's a benefit, but I'm not sure how good it would be for the people living there. It's not like people pick that type of life if they have better options.
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- hindsightbias 8y agoSounds like a good idea for a non-profit
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- gumby 8y agoHeartbreaking