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Originally posted by Ginger
You know that radical and controversial thread? Well here's my radical and controversial idea.... I think people should be required to get a permit/liscense to have children. If it's an unplanned pregnancy, you still have to apply, and if you don't pass, your child goes up for adoption.
There are too many shithead parents in the world, and too many loving couples in who can't have children and can't afford the adoption process.
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Guess what, I'm going to disagree with this, for several reasons. First of all, it's not the government's business to intrude into someone's personal life to tell her whether he/she can or cannot reproduce (and yes, I am pro-choice). Who will determine the qualifications for a permit? What would you do if you didn't pass and one day became pregnant and had your child taken away?
The thing is, I'm not big on everyone reproducing. I think that many of the problems in our world today are caused by overpopulation, but I don't think that government intervention is the key -- I think that the key is education and cheap, easily available birth control.
As a side note, I work counseling parents who have abused or neglected their children, and do you know what? The best way to help shithead parents is to educate and counsel them so that they can be better. It works quite often. I'd much rather try to help people than take their children away because they're not living up to my standards.