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Debate: Having children should be regulated or licensed
We need a license to drive a car, to run a business or to become part of professional bodies. Why on earth would we leave something as difficult and demanding of thought, care and responsibility to those that may not be fit to do so?
Too often those who should not have children do have them, often leaving the child ill prepared and in many cases a burden upon society. Should there not be some psychological evaluation people should take before they are deemed capable of performing the responsibilities required of a parent?
Closing Statement from Varlan Allan
Thanks to everyone for contributing to this conversation. It was difficult to think such aspects of human life need to be considered in our current society, but we have all imparted valuable perspectives and considered the logic of such possibilities.
Ultimately, society will decide what is best for itself. But we must not deter from asking the difficult questions and what its impact could mean for the future stability of our global community.
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Jason Stotz
However, I think a big issue on this planet is our runaway population. While everyone should be allowed to bare children, there's no need for a family to have 10 of them. Everyone could be freely allowed 2 children. If you wanted to have more, you would pay for it. I don't really see this happening given all the moral baggage, the government's involvement, and the question of how to deal with law-breakers, but it does seem like a possible way to try to slow the population increase a bit.