quote:Originally posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion: Oh, I don't mean that parenting should be allowed only to those who make a minimum amount. I meant the psycho analysis thing so that people like serial killers and those with completely twisted minds cannot have any children. Did you ever see the Cell with JLo? Remember the little kid's dad? I mean people like those. You know, your everyday sick in the head bastard. Just those, any other factors cannot and should not determine your parenting abilities.
However, we would have to give massive amounts of power to some governing agency to enforce that. Once the agency has that kind of power, it can decide on any criteria it wants, and if you disagree, suddenly you are on the proscripted list.
I am against any social-betterment scheme that proposes to give that sort of power to anyone.
--Mel
[ADDIT: Read "The Abolition of Man" by C.S. Lewis for his thoughts on what happens when powerful groups get the ability to control human reproduction/advancement. It's a tough read, but worth it.]
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I agree. Attempts to control who can and cannot have children involve one of two things:
1) forced abortion for anyone who becomes pregnant without a licence or 2) forced temporary sterilization of the entire population prior to puberty with reversal rigidly controlled.
Either solution is ripe for abuse not to mention incredibly invasive especially to women who would no doubt bear the brunt of either method.
I don't think any government could implement this without bloody revolution.
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quote:I meant the psycho analysis thing so that people like serial killers and those with completely twisted minds cannot have any children.
In that case we already have a system in place for that. Social services does not allow serial killers etc. to parent children. While such screenings as you suggest might catch a few more than would normally be caught, I don't think it would be nearly enough to make up for the intrusion of the government into the personal decision to procreate.
quote: I don't think any government could implement this without bloody revolution.
Unless they'd already had several and were pretty firmly in control. *points to China*
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China does screen good parents though. There are just incredible tax hikes if you have more than one kid.
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The government has sterilized adults and aborted unborn children by force, although they now insist it is not official policy to do so.
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