As some people stated in class last week I also believe that every person has a fundamental right to reproduce but there are some limits to this right. In the case of people who are disabled or mentally ill I think that in order for them to reproduce they should be able to know what their actions mean and be aware of the possible outcomes (pregnancy and children). These people should be aware of this, just like all people, because if these actions did result in a child they would need to be able to care for the child. So, if someone is only mildly handicapped, meaning they are able to care for themselves on a daily basis and would be able to care for another individual. In relation to prisoners I believe their right to reproduce depends on the severity of their crime. For example, if someone is in prison for murder, rape or anything to do with severely harming another individual they have made this decision and therefore give up their right to reproduce. Other situations, such as when someone steals or something less severe they may be a person who is morally wrong in a certain sense but they are still capable of taking care of another human being. Overall I believe that people do have the right to reproduce but there are limitations to this right that must be looked at on a case to case basis.
I agree with you Abby that there would be limitations on who can reproduce. Just like everything else in this world there are things that you give up based on your actions. Being able to reproduce is on of those things that can be taken away by the decisions that you make. If the parents would be a legitimate threat to their child based on the decisions that they have made in their life, then they should not be allowed to reproduce.
I feel that every human has certain rights that without certain circumstances, are not up to society to judge. These rights such as reproduction need to be treated as other rights we have and by this I mean we are entitled to have the choice unless if we have infringed on someone else's right by breaking the law. Once you have overstepped your boundaries and hurt someone else you become liable to lose your right, such as a rapist or child molester. With most mentally handicapped individuals I feel it would be wise to advise them away from recreating but they are human too and unless they have done something to specifically warrant their rights taken away, we should allow them the choice.
I feel that on the surface, everyone should have the right to reproduce. As I stated in class though, once someone has reproduced so many times and does not help raise those children but will not give up rights to those children so that others can raise them properly, then the right to reproduce should be taken away. I do not think that someone should be allowed to constantly reproduce and take no responsibility for their actions. Many people want children and are unable to physically have them, so for someone who is able to have children but does not want to raise them, I think that person should give those children up to someone who will take their place as a parent. Today's culture we are selfish and want everything for ourselves. Most people look at what they want and ignore what is best for others involved and to help our future as a country.
Destiny, I fully agree with you. In addition to what you said, I think that there are a lot of unfit parents out there today and people like that should have their rights to reproduce revoked. I have said this to others before, but I think that people need to take a test to show that they understand fundamental parenting principles before they are allowed to have children. That might sound harsh but I cannot help but look at some of the people around me sometimes and how they are with their children, and I just shake my head sometimes.
Destiny, I also completely agree with you. People constantly reproduce and do not take care of those children and it puts those children in a bad spot. I think limitations should be set on being able to have a child because not everyone should be able to reproduce. It does not only hurt the child but others as well because if more children are in foster care others peoples money is paying for it and it could financially hurt that family.
I agree with you in theory. However, how do you quantify what is too many? Or if the degree of care the children receive is enough? Some people struggle to care for one child... while others are capable of successfully raising many more. Should we strive to subsidize the lives of those struggling to raise their children to protect the future of our country? Maybe adopt China's one child policy to promote the welfare of our offspring? Or should we seek to "uncomplicate" the adoption/foster care system to found homes for the endangered youth?
I'm merely playing devil's advocate here. But the guidelines used to remove children from their parents should be ridiculously stringent to avoid an equally unappealing set of problems found on the flip side of the issues.
I believe that everyone has the right to reproduce, but under extreme circumstances there should be limitations. These limitations should be placed for the benefit of the newborn child. I believe that a newborn child should be reproduced as long as they are being brought into an environment that has the ability to be a safe one for that child. When someone is a rapist or something similar to that situation, I believe this is a good example of when the right to reproduce should be taken away for the protection of the potential child.
Brian, I agree, everyone has the right to reproduce, and that there should be limitations, especially when it comes to the care and safety of children.
In the broad sense i believe that everyone does have the right to reproduce. But there are circumstances to where i believe that people should not be allowed to do so. First and foremost if you are able to support another human life, by all means go for it. I believe that there are certain times in life that it is acceptable for people to reproduce. They must have a financial plan in accordance with their actions and should not put the burden on society. So now that i think about it maybe not everyone really does have the right to reproduce. I believe that an individual or couple should be ready to support the life that they bring into this world and in today's society i see this becoming far from the norm.
I think every human being should have the right to reproduce, but there was a good point brought up about prisoners. I think the right to reproduce should be taken away from prisoners (which it is). Its easy to say a mentally handicap person should not be able to reproduce, simply because they do not have the mental capacity to be a parent. I tend to agree with this except, where is the cut off? How do we determine something that is going to very individually. I think there are a ton of mental able people who should not be having children, but we cannot discriminate. In a way, I think the mentally handicap situation takes care of itself. Another good point brought up was someone who was convicted of sexual assault, should they be allowed to have children? As much as I would like to say no, its is a human right, and we in America are kinda big on this "Second Chance" idea.
The World Health Organization defines reproductive rights as follows: "Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health. They also include the right of all to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence." I think human's do have the right to reproduce. I feel as though it's an innate desire of most people to want to carry on their genes. And, clearly, the W.H.O . states this should be allowed without discriminate. However, I can't help but feel as though the lives of many children and parents as well would be much better off if they never reproduced. This would lead to a huge moral slippery slope of restriction were put on reproduction laws. True competency as a parent cannot be determined from a label that some law will views you as "unfit" to reproduce. For this reason only, I don't know if laws should be established for this. I hate hate to see somebody who would make a great parent denied the opportunity to reproduce. Both sides have positives and negatives, the line is where the controversy lies.
Austin, the issue with where to draw the line is also the problem that stands out to me when I read this question. How would they determine if one was to mentally ill or to disabled to reproduce? No matter where the line is drawn people are going to disagree on whether it is not fair for an individual to reproduce or not. There are many more aspects in being a parent then being mentally stable or not disable. So therefore I don't see how a law can determine that a disabled individual make a better parent then a sever drug addict that does not pay attention to their child.
In class this seemed to be a very controversial topic and people seemed to have an array of opinions. In my opinion I believe that everyone has the fundamental right for reproduction, but I do feel that their should be some limitations on this. In the first case of the mentally ill I believe that as long as the individuals have the mental capacity to realize their actions. They must also be able to care for a child in a healthy manner. As long as they are able to do this I do not see why they should not be able to reproduce. In the second case of criminals I feel like it should depend n the seriousness of the crime. If a person commits a crime such as murder or rape I do not feel like it would be ethical for a child to be raised in that type environment.
I do believe everyone has the right to reproduction. This right really cant be taken away except by isolation from the other sex or some sort of medical procedure. In most cases the people that are being suggested for a limited right of reproduction are already isolated in prison or an institute. That is fine but at no point should a medical procedure be done to take away reproduction except for when it requested or if its a result of a necessary procedure serving another purpose. Taking away someones right to reproduction by force would be wrong.
I do believe that everyone is born with the right to reproduce as a fundemental human liberty. But as with all kinds of liberties I believe that it should be taken away if it is abused. Consider a murderer who has been caught and is facing the death penalty in this case although he was born with the right to live he abused the way he lived by taking someone else's life. In the same way when a rapist abuses his natural right to reproduce he forfeits this right permanently even though he may later have a change of heart. Also as some other people have already stated on the blog when it comes to the mentally ill or unstable the right to reproduce should not be taken away automatically but they should be advised as to whether or not the new born child will be able to grow up in with competent parental guidance before allowing them to reproduce.
I agree with you Jacob. The right to reproduce is a right that everyone is born with. Your actions in life determine whether you keep that right or not. I also agree about a mentally ill person should be advised throughout the decisions of reproducing so that their child can grow up with parents able to take care of them.
I think everyone has a right to produce to a certain extent. Not everyone that has kids can take care of them and it hurts others in the process. For example, if a mother in prison has her child and it has to be put in a home because no other family member can take care of it, it hurts everyone because everyone is paying for that child. Also people that can't afford to take care of a child and constantly reproduce it hurts everyone, including that child. My cousins are not able to have children so they have adopted 6 and those kids are a great blessing to my family, but people who are able to take care of children should be the ones allowed to have them.
I believe everyone has the right to produce as long as they are fully capable of understanding the consequences and responsibilities that come with reproducing and then be able to act on those responsibilities.For those that are unable to take care of their offspring such as prisoners and severely mentally ill then there right should to reproduce should be provoked. In this day having a child his a huge finical responsibility and if you are not able to take care off the child then it is not fair for example if a family member has to take on that responsibility if you are unfit to do so.
I, unlike most people, do not feel that every person has the fundamental right to reproduce. To be able to reproduce, the person should be sane and have the mental and physical capacity to care for a child alone. I understand that some people believe if one person in the relationship can care for the child, then the other does not necessarily have to be fully capable; however, if something were to happen to the person who is fully capable, the child would not receive the proper care and therefore might be taken away from the situation, resulting in possible problems for the child. A child should be brought up in the best possible situations and if a parent, for whatever reason, cannot do that for the child, they should not be able to procreate, whether temporarily or permanently depending upon the situation. I understand this position will generate a lot of arguments and I agree with both sides of the argument so I decided to argue against.
No one is arguing that children should be brought up by responsible parents in the best environment that they can grow and develop. But who exactly should be given the right to say who is 'worthy' to have kids and who isn't? Who can be trusted to handle such power over a person's rights and lives without abusing such power? Our government?
I am going to be firm in stating my belief that no, the government should absolutely not be the ones determining who should or should not reproduce, especially the federal government. This happened already with the eugenics push in the U.S. years ago, and they are still attempting to "repay" the damage that resulted from this. However, I can't really think of many better alternatives to handle something like this.
Everyone has the fundamental right to reproduce. Who is anyone else to say that you cannot make that decision. How can we ever establish a line of who can and cannot reproduce. There is no evidence, except genetic disorders, that the child will act or behave in any way resembling their parents. That being said, it is important for communities to be there for everyone. So if a mentally ill person were to reproduce, it is important for the community to be there for the child.
I believe that every human being has the right to reproduce. We all have the fundamental right to reproduce. Sometimes however, it is not encouraged for some individuals to reproduce but who are we to tell them no. But, I do feel like that if someone commits a crime such as rape or molestation, they forfeit their right to reproduce. This is just like any other right that prisoners and felons give up when they commit a crime. It is controversial that someone would have to suffer in order for another to be punished, but nobody has the right to take away another person's basic instinct until he or she forfeits that right.
I feel like everyone has the right to reproduce but I do think that there should be limits. The reason I think that there should be limits is because when Haiti had the disaster down there one of the largest things that alarmed me was the number of people they have living on the small island. The sheer number of people lead to problems and it would not have been as bad if the parents didn't have 7, 8, 9 kids.
I think that the right to reproduce is exactly that- a right. Like other rights, there are certain acts that carry the weight to revoke these rights. If someone is proven to be mentally unstable to the point of being unable to care for themselves, they should not be given permission to attempt to take care of another vulnerable human being. Likewise, although this is slightly more difficult to determine, if a dangerous criminal has been shown to be a repeat offender for years on end, I think they give up their right to reproduce along with their other rights.
I agree Luke. Reproduction is a right, but one has to be able to take care of themselves to be allowed to reproduce and take care of another person. Putting the child in a situation like this could result in problems for the child growing up under bad circumstances.
As some people stated in class last week I also believe that every person has a fundamental right to reproduce but there are some limits to this right. In the case of people who are disabled or mentally ill I think that in order for them to reproduce they should be able to know what their actions mean and be aware of the possible outcomes (pregnancy and children). These people should be aware of this, just like all people, because if these actions did result in a child they would need to be able to care for the child. So, if someone is only mildly handicapped, meaning they are able to care for themselves on a daily basis and would be able to care for another individual. In relation to prisoners I believe their right to reproduce depends on the severity of their crime. For example, if someone is in prison for murder, rape or anything to do with severely harming another individual they have made this decision and therefore give up their right to reproduce. Other situations, such as when someone steals or something less severe they may be a person who is morally wrong in a certain sense but they are still capable of taking care of another human being. Overall I believe that people do have the right to reproduce but there are limitations to this right that must be looked at on a case to case basis.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Abby that there would be limitations on who can reproduce. Just like everything else in this world there are things that you give up based on your actions. Being able to reproduce is on of those things that can be taken away by the decisions that you make. If the parents would be a legitimate threat to their child based on the decisions that they have made in their life, then they should not be allowed to reproduce.
DeleteI feel that every human has certain rights that without certain circumstances, are not up to society to judge. These rights such as reproduction need to be treated as other rights we have and by this I mean we are entitled to have the choice unless if we have infringed on someone else's right by breaking the law. Once you have overstepped your boundaries and hurt someone else you become liable to lose your right, such as a rapist or child molester. With most mentally handicapped individuals I feel it would be wise to advise them away from recreating but they are human too and unless they have done something to specifically warrant their rights taken away, we should allow them the choice.
ReplyDeleteI feel that on the surface, everyone should have the right to reproduce. As I stated in class though, once someone has reproduced so many times and does not help raise those children but will not give up rights to those children so that others can raise them properly, then the right to reproduce should be taken away. I do not think that someone should be allowed to constantly reproduce and take no responsibility for their actions. Many people want children and are unable to physically have them, so for someone who is able to have children but does not want to raise them, I think that person should give those children up to someone who will take their place as a parent. Today's culture we are selfish and want everything for ourselves. Most people look at what they want and ignore what is best for others involved and to help our future as a country.
ReplyDeleteDestiny, I fully agree with you. In addition to what you said, I think that there are a lot of unfit parents out there today and people like that should have their rights to reproduce revoked. I have said this to others before, but I think that people need to take a test to show that they understand fundamental parenting principles before they are allowed to have children. That might sound harsh but I cannot help but look at some of the people around me sometimes and how they are with their children, and I just shake my head sometimes.
DeleteDestiny, I also completely agree with you. People constantly reproduce and do not take care of those children and it puts those children in a bad spot. I think limitations should be set on being able to have a child because not everyone should be able to reproduce. It does not only hurt the child but others as well because if more children are in foster care others peoples money is paying for it and it could financially hurt that family.
DeleteI agree with you in theory. However, how do you quantify what is too many? Or if the degree of care the children receive is enough? Some people struggle to care for one child... while others are capable of successfully raising many more. Should we strive to subsidize the lives of those struggling to raise their children to protect the future of our country? Maybe adopt China's one child policy to promote the welfare of our offspring? Or should we seek to "uncomplicate" the adoption/foster care system to found homes for the endangered youth?
DeleteI'm merely playing devil's advocate here. But the guidelines used to remove children from their parents should be ridiculously stringent to avoid an equally unappealing set of problems found on the flip side of the issues.
I believe that everyone has the right to reproduce, but under extreme circumstances there should be limitations. These limitations should be placed for the benefit of the newborn child. I believe that a newborn child should be reproduced as long as they are being brought into an environment that has the ability to be a safe one for that child. When someone is a rapist or something similar to that situation, I believe this is a good example of when the right to reproduce should be taken away for the protection of the potential child.
ReplyDeleteBrian, I agree, everyone has the right to reproduce, and that there should be limitations, especially when it comes to the care and safety of children.
DeleteIn the broad sense i believe that everyone does have the right to reproduce. But there are circumstances to where i believe that people should not be allowed to do so. First and foremost if you are able to support another human life, by all means go for it. I believe that there are certain times in life that it is acceptable for people to reproduce. They must have a financial plan in accordance with their actions and should not put the burden on society. So now that i think about it maybe not everyone really does have the right to reproduce. I believe that an individual or couple should be ready to support the life that they bring into this world and in today's society i see this becoming far from the norm.
ReplyDeleteI think every human being should have the right to reproduce, but there was a good point brought up about prisoners. I think the right to reproduce should be taken away from prisoners (which it is). Its easy to say a mentally handicap person should not be able to reproduce, simply because they do not have the mental capacity to be a parent. I tend to agree with this except, where is the cut off? How do we determine something that is going to very individually. I think there are a ton of mental able people who should not be having children, but we cannot discriminate. In a way, I think the mentally handicap situation takes care of itself. Another good point brought up was someone who was convicted of sexual assault, should they be allowed to have children? As much as I would like to say no, its is a human right, and we in America are kinda big on this "Second Chance" idea.
ReplyDeleteThe World Health Organization defines reproductive rights as follows:
ReplyDelete"Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health. They also include the right of all to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence."
I think human's do have the right to reproduce. I feel as though it's an innate desire of most people to want to carry on their genes. And, clearly, the W.H.O . states this should be allowed without discriminate. However, I can't help but feel as though the lives of many children and parents as well would be much better off if they never reproduced. This would lead to a huge moral slippery slope of restriction were put on reproduction laws. True competency as a parent cannot be determined from a label that some law will views you as "unfit" to reproduce. For this reason only, I don't know if laws should be established for this. I hate hate to see somebody who would make a great parent denied the opportunity to reproduce. Both sides have positives and negatives, the line is where the controversy lies.
Austin, the issue with where to draw the line is also the problem that stands out to me when I read this question. How would they determine if one was to mentally ill or to disabled to reproduce? No matter where the line is drawn people are going to disagree on whether it is not fair for an individual to reproduce or not. There are many more aspects in being a parent then being mentally stable or not disable. So therefore I don't see how a law can determine that a disabled individual make a better parent then a sever drug addict that does not pay attention to their child.
DeleteIn class this seemed to be a very controversial topic and people seemed to have an array of opinions. In my opinion I believe that everyone has the fundamental right for reproduction, but I do feel that their should be some limitations on this. In the first case of the mentally ill I believe that as long as the individuals have the mental capacity to realize their actions. They must also be able to care for a child in a healthy manner. As long as they are able to do this I do not see why they should not be able to reproduce. In the second case of criminals I feel like it should depend n the seriousness of the crime. If a person commits a crime such as murder or rape I do not feel like it would be ethical for a child to be raised in that type environment.
ReplyDeleteI do believe everyone has the right to reproduction. This right really cant be taken away except by isolation from the other sex or some sort of medical procedure. In most cases the people that are being suggested for a limited right of reproduction are already isolated in prison or an institute. That is fine but at no point should a medical procedure be done to take away reproduction except for when it requested or if its a result of a necessary procedure serving another purpose. Taking away someones right to reproduction by force would be wrong.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that everyone is born with the right to reproduce as a fundemental human liberty. But as with all kinds of liberties I believe that it should be taken away if it is abused. Consider a murderer who has been caught and is facing the death penalty in this case although he was born with the right to live he abused the way he lived by taking someone else's life. In the same way when a rapist abuses his natural right to reproduce he forfeits this right permanently even though he may later have a change of heart. Also as some other people have already stated on the blog when it comes to the mentally ill or unstable the right to reproduce should not be taken away automatically but they should be advised as to whether or not the new born child will be able to grow up in with competent parental guidance before allowing them to reproduce.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jacob. The right to reproduce is a right that everyone is born with. Your actions in life determine whether you keep that right or not. I also agree about a mentally ill person should be advised throughout the decisions of reproducing so that their child can grow up with parents able to take care of them.
DeleteI think everyone has a right to produce to a certain extent. Not everyone that has kids can take care of them and it hurts others in the process. For example, if a mother in prison has her child and it has to be put in a home because no other family member can take care of it, it hurts everyone because everyone is paying for that child. Also people that can't afford to take care of a child and constantly reproduce it hurts everyone, including that child. My cousins are not able to have children so they have adopted 6 and those kids are a great blessing to my family, but people who are able to take care of children should be the ones allowed to have them.
ReplyDeleteI believe everyone has the right to produce as long as they are fully capable of understanding the consequences and responsibilities that come with reproducing and then be able to act on those responsibilities.For those that are unable to take care of their offspring such as prisoners and severely mentally ill then there right should to reproduce should be provoked. In this day having a child his a huge finical responsibility and if you are not able to take care off the child then it is not fair for example if a family member has to take on that responsibility if you are unfit to do so.
ReplyDeleteI, unlike most people, do not feel that every person has the fundamental right to reproduce. To be able to reproduce, the person should be sane and have the mental and physical capacity to care for a child alone. I understand that some people believe if one person in the relationship can care for the child, then the other does not necessarily have to be fully capable; however, if something were to happen to the person who is fully capable, the child would not receive the proper care and therefore might be taken away from the situation, resulting in possible problems for the child. A child should be brought up in the best possible situations and if a parent, for whatever reason, cannot do that for the child, they should not be able to procreate, whether temporarily or permanently depending upon the situation. I understand this position will generate a lot of arguments and I agree with both sides of the argument so I decided to argue against.
ReplyDeleteNo one is arguing that children should be brought up by responsible parents in the best environment that they can grow and develop. But who exactly should be given the right to say who is 'worthy' to have kids and who isn't? Who can be trusted to handle such power over a person's rights and lives without abusing such power? Our government?
DeleteI am going to be firm in stating my belief that no, the government should absolutely not be the ones determining who should or should not reproduce, especially the federal government. This happened already with the eugenics push in the U.S. years ago, and they are still attempting to "repay" the damage that resulted from this. However, I can't really think of many better alternatives to handle something like this.
DeleteEveryone has the fundamental right to reproduce. Who is anyone else to say that you cannot make that decision. How can we ever establish a line of who can and cannot reproduce. There is no evidence, except genetic disorders, that the child will act or behave in any way resembling their parents. That being said, it is important for communities to be there for everyone. So if a mentally ill person were to reproduce, it is important for the community to be there for the child.
ReplyDeleteI believe that every human being has the right to reproduce. We all have the fundamental right to reproduce. Sometimes however, it is not encouraged for some individuals to reproduce but who are we to tell them no. But, I do feel like that if someone commits a crime such as rape or molestation, they forfeit their right to reproduce. This is just like any other right that prisoners and felons give up when they commit a crime. It is controversial that someone would have to suffer in order for another to be punished, but nobody has the right to take away another person's basic instinct until he or she forfeits that right.
ReplyDeleteI feel like everyone has the right to reproduce but I do think that there should be limits. The reason I think that there should be limits is because when Haiti had the disaster down there one of the largest things that alarmed me was the number of people they have living on the small island. The sheer number of people lead to problems and it would not have been as bad if the parents didn't have 7, 8, 9 kids.
ReplyDeleteI think that the right to reproduce is exactly that- a right. Like other rights, there are certain acts that carry the weight to revoke these rights. If someone is proven to be mentally unstable to the point of being unable to care for themselves, they should not be given permission to attempt to take care of another vulnerable human being. Likewise, although this is slightly more difficult to determine, if a dangerous criminal has been shown to be a repeat offender for years on end, I think they give up their right to reproduce along with their other rights.
ReplyDeleteI agree Luke. Reproduction is a right, but one has to be able to take care of themselves to be allowed to reproduce and take care of another person. Putting the child in a situation like this could result in problems for the child growing up under bad circumstances.
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