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12/5/2014 6:49:20 AM
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Should abusive parents be issued contraception?
The idea being that if a parent has already had their child(ren) taken by the state because they are unfit (due to drug addiction, mentally disables, etc...), they would use the contraception temporarily issued to them by a magistrate/judge so as not to become pregnant and abuse/neglect their newest offspring. If they became pregnant during the time they were supposed to take them, the state would intervene and take custody after the child is born.
Possible arguments:
[b]For[/b]
- If the state is going to intervene and take away a child who has been abused or neglected, surely it's better to prevent it from happening entirely
- Ease the burden on foster care/adoption (ie. availability, economic)
[b]Against[/b]
- Regulating who can and cannot bear children is immoral; bearing children is a human right
- Allowing the state to enforce contraceptive use is a slippery slope to a eugenics program
Thoughts?
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I think that, if someone were to pass this, there should be a timeframe, after the incident in which the parents were deemed unfit, that prohibits them from owning more children. From there, due to their record, they should be accessed on whether or not they're ready to exit this probation period. I kind of think of it as at-home probation with those ankle tags. The person is restricted from certain freedoms, but it is only for their own sake. In this case, it would be for someone else's.
