"Having children is a human right that should not be denied by society." Really? (user search)
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Question: Having children is a human right that should not be denied by society? Agree or Disagree
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TheDeadFlagBlues
Junior Chimp
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« on: August 23, 2014, 12:05:39 PM »
« edited: August 23, 2014, 12:07:15 PM by TheDeadFlagBlues »

Having children is not an absolute human right, it is very circumstantial. In cases of immediate environmental catastrophe or with pregnant minors, the state should have the ability to intervene and create flexible controls (so that those who value children more can still partake in the act) that limit the number of children.

I am of the belief that very low fertility rates are as indicative of social problems as very high fertility rates and that families must be supported by the state at all costs but there are circumstances in which pro-natal Social Democracy ceases to make sense and circumstances in which aggressive pro-natal policies are necessary. Family planning is a crucial aspect of public policy like healthcare or education or macroeconomics and I distrust anyone who claims that "healthcare is a human right" because that's evading the subtleties of the issue that truly matter.

This is probably the only issue where I come off as a very conservative kind of leftist. 
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