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Would you support a parenthood licence?

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Khuutra on 15 March 2010
mirgro said:
Rath said:
No. People have the right to make babies.

Once you go down the road on deciding who has the right to reproduce it's scarily close to deciding who has the right to live. I'm anti-eugenics in a fairly big way.

Hate to ask this, but who gave them this right to have babies?

I'm sure the idea is that the right is intrinsic, and something that one has to actively forfeit, like the right to breathe - nobody has the authority to "give" this right, or to take it away arbitrarily.

Is what he's saying.



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mirgro on 15 March 2010
Khuutra said:
mirgro said:
Rath said:
No. People have the right to make babies.

Once you go down the road on deciding who has the right to reproduce it's scarily close to deciding who has the right to live. I'm anti-eugenics in a fairly big way.

Hate to ask this, but who gave them this right to have babies?

I'm sure the idea is that the right is intrinsic, and something that one has to actively forfeit, like the right to breathe - nobody has the authority to "give" this right, or to take it away arbitrarily.

Is what he's saying.

Ok I agree with that. But since those times the nature of the game has been changed drastically. Now we no longer have the "survival of the fittest" society that we had back when all these rights were really needed. As the playing field changes, so should the game.



Soleron on 15 March 2010
mirgro said:
Rath said:
No. People have the right to make babies.

Once you go down the road on deciding who has the right to reproduce it's scarily close to deciding who has the right to live. I'm anti-eugenics in a fairly big way.

Hate to ask this, but who gave them this right to have babies?

Can I move to a different planet please? This one is scaring me.



Rath on 15 March 2010
mirgro said:
Rath said:
No. People have the right to make babies.

Once you go down the road on deciding who has the right to reproduce it's scarily close to deciding who has the right to live. I'm anti-eugenics in a fairly big way.

Hate to ask this, but who gave them this right to have babies?

It's intrinsic but it has also been formalised.

"Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution."

Article 16 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights.



mirgro on 15 March 2010
Rath said:
mirgro said:
Rath said:
No. People have the right to make babies.

Once you go down the road on deciding who has the right to reproduce it's scarily close to deciding who has the right to live. I'm anti-eugenics in a fairly big way.

Hate to ask this, but who gave them this right to have babies?

It's intrinsic but it has also been formalised.

"Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution."

Article 16 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

I answered above about why maybe we should re-think intrinsic rights, when i responded to Khuutra. If the playing field changes, then shouldn't the game change accordingly as well?