I’m quite disturbed by this part of the vote last night in particular as we now seem to have legislation that deliberately plans for no father to be involved in the life of a child.

Technology has meant we can take this step for a while, but this is disturbing as it takes away the right of the child to have a father and sees the right to have a baby as more important.

I am disturbed because of my personal situation. For years I never knew my natural father, but I knew I had a father out there somewhere. As I got older the desire to ‘find my father roots’ became very strong and the finding of that person became quite important. The fact that that father has little to do with me, or doesn’t want much to do with me, is immaterial – its important for me to know who my father is.

Last night MP’s voted and effectively took away any way of meeting that need for some children. I can’t help but wonder what effect this is going to have when children ask the question and they are told that, actually, they have no father.

I think it could be devastating and potentially a lot of children could be at risk of mass identity crisis.