Should people who are unable to support their children, be allowed to keep having more children?
82115
no if they cant support any already having more would just make it harder
866494
we have less children because we know are limits financially. we don't think it's wrong to come to America. just do it legally.
1114149
If there is more than one child involved or if they are a repeat offender, then the death penalty.  And I'm serious.  There isn't a cure for this sickness.  They shouldn't be allowed to continue to ruin children's lives/futures.
1161679
No the father should not be forced to pay child support if he is unwilling to have the child.  What people miss is that under the current system the mother has all the power to decide.  The only time the father has any responsibility is if the mother wants money.  If she wants to get an abortion nobody cares what the father has to say.  I thought it took 2 people to create life.  I guess it only takes one to end it.  Huh
704950
I agree.  Another good approach would be to give incentives to people to not have kids.  For example: if someone is a criminal, a crackhead, violent, or otherwise unfit....we pay them a large sum of money to get sterilized.  That way it's not against their will and the government stays out of it except by the subject's choice.  If they're on crack or meth, they'll want the money.  Fewer neglected kids and a more stable society.
168109
I understand the logic behind it, but it is wrong to control how many children a couple can have.  I can imagine it shatters many couple's dreams and some kids may feel lonely as an only child.  \n\nBut the worse thing is that some people kill their kids!  Especially if it's a girl (because they feel a son is more valuable).  How sad.
303821
If it was me, I'm going to say no.  I have one beautiful son and one more son on the way that I'm totally excited about, but I'm not much of a kid person outside of my own.  So if I met someone and found out that he had 5 kids, I would not let a relationship develop.  I would not want to deal with living with a total of 7 children if we were to fall in love and actually live together.  Criminy who can afford to have 5 kids these days anyway??  Yikes!
997007
no arguement there, but some women need the help to raise the child. It is wrong that the fathers dont have a choice whether or not the woman can abort a child. I only think child support should be forced if the mother doesnt have the means to support the child, but for women out there who make good money the fathers shouldnt have to, that doesnt mean you shouldnt want to support your child. They are your child/children.. you helped create them you should by moral standards help support them... to many guys think that they can just screw whomever and if they get them pregnant they run off and dont take any responsibility for taking care of the child. Its very hard for single mothers to raise children on their own especially when they can't get the best jobs. I know many women who have struggled to raise a child on their own without the support of the father. It is your responsibility, and I do think that the court should not appoint child support unless the woman is proven to be low income... Many guys who get appointed to pay child support dont for their children and I think its sad. That they dont love their child enough to help in their care. The child isnt just the mothers its your child as well.. But yeah I agree with you to a certain extent and I do think the father should have a say in whether or not a child is aborted... But if the mother doesnt want the child and the father does then the father should be the one to take care of the child... I think its sad that abortion occurs anyway. Just because many women can afford to take care of the child or have the help, and Im not talking about the raped ones and children having children. Im talking about twenty year olds and up just having an abortion because they screwed someone and didnt use proper precautions and then tried to just get rid of the baby... its selfish... anyway I concur with your opinion, and recognize that you have some good points... but there are way to many dead beats out there who wont help when the women really need the help... It takes two to make a baby... ps. I think its great that you are taking responsibility for your child and helping to support them.
1053803
Let's bring kids into the world that we can't afford to support so that they can start life out at a disadvantage.  Let's make a kid together just because we find each other "hot" so that in a few years we find out we're completely uncompatible and leave our kid with a broken family.  Let's get all kind of nasty disease.  What a great idea!!!
135037
Stop having kids you can't support.
957579
While I think some people should receive IVF I feel that if they are that desperate for children they should fund it themselves and leave the monies otherwise used for things like Cancer and Altzheimers etc.\n\nI think if IVF was privately funded by the people themselves it would also encourage them to think about Adoption.\n\nHaving been told at 26 that I was not able to have children made me look at the whole children really differently and IVF was not an option for me.  There are thousands of children looking for love and the security of a family - lets give them a chance! Adoption should not be so hard maybe this should be looked into - I know there needs to be rules and regulations but don´t be too rigid age wise etc.\n\nOnly my opinion - but that´s what counts - right?
908458
I doubt it.That is usually for disabled people.It is your responsibility to support your kids.Maybe you would qualify for some welfare,but that would be it.
1124831
The number of children a family has should be decided(for the most part) by the couple.  It should be a mutual thing to raise the children, so it should be a mutual thing to decide how many to have.  But they should take into account things like finances and emotional ability to handle children.  The only exception that I see to this is cases where the parents are incapible of caring for their children or are abusive to them.  In those cases, the government should protect potential children from the harm such an upbringing would cause(by not allowing them to be conceived in the first place).
312807
Do you mean raise their own kids or adopt.Aids/HIV is not the death sentence it use to be.With all the research and new drugs people who are affected with this horrible disease now have a longer life expectancy.There is no reason just because they are ill that they can not raise a child.
58718
Yes, they are. Until we learn to care for the ones already exisitng, we should hold off on creating more of our own. (Just a personal observation.) Perhaps some of these families who like to pop out kid after kid should adopt one (or several).
628532
Unfortunately, there is strong and heated debate with little headway.\n\nSome would argue that this country supports poor ( needy ) families that seem to bring more children, and needs upon themselves.\nMany of these families make a strong case against themselves when they abuse help programs by claiming more children than they have, working cash jobs and collecting, selling food stamps for drugs while their children are not fed.\n\nStill others will claim that it is not ethical to suppress a humans most inherent instinct, to procreate.\n\nThere is far too much drug abuse and careless sex, resulting in unwanted or unmanageable pregnancies. Still many of the young expectant mothers are entitled to aid, especially when a child is involved. The new parents find there is income with the child and keep it. Far too often the income does little or no good for the child.\n\nI do not think you are crazy, I do think we need far more sophisticated checks and balances.
954699
Hear hear. Also, child support shouldn't be mandatory.