D.L. Hughley Instagram – QUESTION… If CHILD SUPPORT is going to begin at CONCEPTION, should DNA TESTS be MANDATORY? #TeamDL @revoltblacknews : In a sweeping 36-2 vote, the Kentucky State Senate granted the right to collect child support for unborn children. The legislation, Senate Bill 110, garnered bipartisan support and is now advancing to the House. According to AP News, this bill’s passing comes after Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that embryos are human beings. Since then, several of Alabama’s IVF clinics have paused their services.   If the bill becomes law, an expectant mother can begin collecting child support funds from the state at the moment of conception to cover pregnancy related expenses.  Senator Whitney Westerfield (R), a pro-life activist, introduced the bill, saying: “Even if you didn’t believe life begins at conception, I don’t think anybody can reasonably dispute there are costs involved with being pregnant.” Contrarily, pro-choice activists say they see this as a possible set-up for anti-abortion lawmakers to reshape the bill to advocate that “personhood” starts at the fetal stage.   In a 2024 report done by Gitnux Marketdata, 9 in 10 child support cases are fathers paying to support mothers. As of 2016, the total amount of child support due in the U.S are $33.7 billion with only 37.2% of the children receiving child support living with a single mother.    In 2022, American Progress reported that roughly 15% of all Black fathers have been incarcerated at some point for not paying child support while the overall national average is only 5%. Child support enforcement policies also allow garnishing  two-thirds of the absent parent’s wages, revoking their passports and suspending their drivers’ licenses or professional licenses.