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Varlan Allan

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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?

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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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    Salim Solaiman 50+

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    Nov 11 2012: what about "making love" also get regulated ....(different form of licensing is already there)

    • John Frum 30+

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      Nov 11 2012: "making love" is a decision between two or more consenting people. I see no reason for regulation.
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        sterling brewer

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        Nov 11 2012: so by that logic, having children shouldn't need regulation either. assuming it would be a decision between two or more consenting people...

        • John Smith 30+

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          Nov 11 2012: Children are a separate entity themselves, so that makes having children a fundamentally different decision from making love. But that doesn't mean having children should be regulated.

        • John Frum 30+

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          Nov 11 2012: @sterling brewer: I agree with Smith's first sentence. But do you care to address the three circumstances that I mentioned below for preventing people from having kids?
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          Salim Solaiman 50+

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          Nov 13 2012: As Sterling mentioned that's the rationale....
          @ Jhon yes Children are separate entity, but that only happens when when two person of oppsite gender make ove with an intension of having child......before that the entity of child doesn't exist.

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