Arguments Against Punishment

Obviously there will be people that do not agree with my views. For example, one might argue the “punishment” example. First, they might claim that if they do use contraceptives and they do not work, should potential parents really be punished for their actions? You could say that abstinence is 100% effective, but that can be viewed as unrealistic because that would take away one’s lifestyle approach. These people can argue this is like claiming that an extremely safe driver, gets in an accident that the other driver, a hit-and-run, is at fault. The driver’s insurance company could say that this could have been prevented by just not driving. Now, that clearly isn’t something that could really happen. One would more than likely become …show more content…
For example, the parents probably are not mature enough to raise the child properly and would owe that to the child. Even if the baby is adopted, chances are that the he or she will be bullied in the future because he or she was adopted. Many studies show that this does happen a good deal with most adopted children. Also, what if the doctors spot a birth defect in the early stages? The parents might owe it to the potential child to not suffer through such a terrible life. Plus, this would make the entire family’s life a lot easier. The parents might just be protecting the future child. The lifestyle argument is an intriguing example. However, I would argue that a sexual lifestyle is not a necessity. For example, you can find some eighty-year-old virgins (although it seems hard to find these type of people). Therefore, this desired sexual lifestyle isn’t necessarily a required thing, in fact it’s more of an addiction which can be broken. Therefore, the individual should still be “punished” for that choice that they made. As an alternative option, I go back to the argument that individuals have the alternative to not have intercourse, would prevent the fetus from being