<br />When minors are impregnated, there is a requirement in law for the mandatory reporting of the child's father. <br /><br />It is meant to capture cases of rape, whether statutory or otherwise, as part of the child protection framework. <br /><br />However, there is a call to remove that requirement, as one scholar believes it causes more harm than good. <br /><br />Alicia Boucher has the details. <br />
