Should it be illegal for some people to reproduce?

Answer 1

Yes, but only is speciffic circumstances. China is the only example so far where such law was passed on mass level. It brought certain social problems, but the idea appears reasonable. China is China.

Demographic explosions occur in subdeveloped regions. Take the Albanians in Kosovo as example, where it led to war and powerty. Having borders against such social phenomenom is a bliss.

Not allowing individuals was practiced in Sweden some decades ago. Many people were sterilized for having some minnor non-genetical defect, like bad eyesight for example. It didn't last. That was one very sad chapter in Swedish history.

The instinct to reproduce is one of the deepest human instincts. If you deprive someone of that, how would you keep such individual integrated into society? Would that person become it's slave? It is a heavy and easily manipulative moral issue. Those who would control such thing, who have power or money, would tend to go beyond obeying it... Too unfair in the already unfair society we live in.

People who have genetical defect are marginalized in society on the long run. Natural selection is a possitive force.

Human population tends to grow beyond natural resources and capacity. Wars and illnesses are natural regulators, but seem not good enough. Man has been playing god for some time.

Genetical engineering is on the way in our dark future. Let's wait and see what will it bring, and what constelation will it change in the future. Laws will follow, and change.

Answer 2

Well, what do you mean by "illegal"? Who gets to set the restrictions?

Anyways, this kind of regulation would be really dangerous. Even though you could use it to prevent murderers/those with extreme psychopathic traits/etc., from reproducing, the law might be abused to crack down certain ethnic/religious groups or even various groups of people.

Imagine this: "By the definitions of Bill xxxx Section xxx, you have been classified as an '_____', therefore, society does not need you and you are hence restricted from the process of reproduction. In order to facilitate the enforcement of this law, you will now be transferred to Apartment Building '_____', which will be heavily guarded and heavily regulated to limit or prevent interaction with the gender(s) you are attracted to."

Kinda scary, huh?

Answer 3

Very Archiac aren't you. Maybe we should start with you, for asking the fool question and the rest of the people who said yes. Why would you infringe on those rights when its in the bible man was put on this earth to multiply. God says be fruitful and multiply. What this question is for what the mentally handicapped well 98% of the time they'll have straight children. so tell me where do you get off and ask this question. And the rest of these fools that aswered yes where do they get the right to say yes. Maybe we should start with those ingrates.

Answer 4

Sure thing, the line forms behind you.
Seriously though, there was a time in US history (not too long ago) when ‘idiots,’ ‘retards,’ incorrigibles, homosexuals, and other ‘inferior’ people were castrated. Horrible as it may seem, it probably did have benefits to our society.
The number one benefit being learning from stupidity coming from the smart people in society. What you are talking about is eugenics. It may be biologically best for our species, but it is morally destructive to our humanity.

Answer 5

No! N0! I think people who take advantage of mentally or physically disabled should be strung up, but no choosing for others whether they may reproduce or not. This is just another road the babykillers want to go down, I suppose.

Answer 6

How progressive of you.

Seriously, it was Margeret Sanger, founder of planned parenthood, who was the Godmother of the modern eugenics movement. back in the 20's she got judges and legislatures to make laws and orders to sterilize mental defectives. they went around to whole mental wards and sterilized everyone. in her book, "breeding the thoroughbred" (breeding the fittest people). she talked about sterilizing blacks, jews, christians and mental defectives. Which is why she made planned parenthood to begin with, to help curb the african american population, beginning with the first PP in Harlem. under the guise of the "rights of women". She didnt even think they had the right to breed. So that was one of the progressives from the last century. she also traveled to Germany in the 30's to help the socialists over there promote and implement their eugenics agenda and racial superiority program.

What ugly roads the progressives may take us.

Answer 7

YES!! but the law shouldnt be too strict..i think certain people should have to either be monitored after giving birth or something!!
I think ths question all the time......it goes along with my other idea: There should be a law that lets you shoot people that are extremely stupid...not retarded just really dangerously dumb for no reason!

Answer 8

Absolutely. Mostly rich Republican politicians, however a lot of the rich Democrats as well.

Answer 9

Absolutely.

Answer 10

Yes, repuglicans, they should not be allowed in the gene pool without a life jacket.