• What are your immediate thoughts after reading the article?
My first thought on this article was pure fascination. I have heard about this before and didn’t give it much thought. Without reading and understanding another point of view, I believed it was nonsense. After reading the article I feel this is going to be a big political issue that we are going to see more of in the next ten years. At first, I thought this would be an easy assignment but after reading the chapter and article I saw both pros and cons on the topic of requiring a license to parent. I knew I would not be able to follow the assignment guidelines and properly argue my belief on the topic, therefore I needed to take a few days to process the information. And yet today …show more content…
There will always be people whom will take advantage of the situation and it could become an avenue for profit. There is no right or wrong answer to this topic so I will answer the next two questions which I believe holds the most benefits.
• Do you think parents should be required to have a license or not?
Should people be required to have a license to procreate? I am going to say yes. Anything in life requires us to have some form of license, education, ticket, etc. Why would we not require a license for one of the most important jobs in the world? I do need to make it clear that I will not support a parenting license if it means there will be outrageous tests, fees, income, or intelligence guidelines to obtain the license. I believe that would be inhumane however, I do believe that before becoming a parent, it …show more content…
When becoming a parent, you hold an obligation to care for the child and their well-being. I believe parents should require a license so that Americans can work together towards reducing or eliminating the threat of abuse and neglect on children. While the ability to procreate is a natural born right, we also need to guarantee the well-being of each child. There is an ethical responsibility to us all to make sure that children are loved and cared for. Without proper regulations, America is not able to protect children and we will continue to see neglect and poverty on the
My first thought on this article was pure fascination. I have heard about this before and didn’t give it much thought. Without reading and understanding another point of view, I believed it was nonsense. After reading the article I feel this is going to be a big political issue that we are going to see more of in the next ten years. At first, I thought this would be an easy assignment but after reading the chapter and article I saw both pros and cons on the topic of requiring a license to parent. I knew I would not be able to follow the assignment guidelines and properly argue my belief on the topic, therefore I needed to take a few days to process the information. And yet today …show more content…
There will always be people whom will take advantage of the situation and it could become an avenue for profit. There is no right or wrong answer to this topic so I will answer the next two questions which I believe holds the most benefits.
• Do you think parents should be required to have a license or not?
Should people be required to have a license to procreate? I am going to say yes. Anything in life requires us to have some form of license, education, ticket, etc. Why would we not require a license for one of the most important jobs in the world? I do need to make it clear that I will not support a parenting license if it means there will be outrageous tests, fees, income, or intelligence guidelines to obtain the license. I believe that would be inhumane however, I do believe that before becoming a parent, it …show more content…
When becoming a parent, you hold an obligation to care for the child and their well-being. I believe parents should require a license so that Americans can work together towards reducing or eliminating the threat of abuse and neglect on children. While the ability to procreate is a natural born right, we also need to guarantee the well-being of each child. There is an ethical responsibility to us all to make sure that children are loved and cared for. Without proper regulations, America is not able to protect children and we will continue to see neglect and poverty on the