Would you support a law requiring married couples to either reproduce within 3 years or be forced to divorce?

Question

Someone who answered my last question basically suggested that people who can "make babies" are the ones who "own" marriage. Should we force people to live up to this standard? Should we require all married couples to either crank out the kiddies or dissolve the marriage, allowing only those who can "breed" to "own" the institution?

Answer 1

I waited 10 years for my beautiful identical twin daughters, I am glad that law is not an option, otherwise I would not have had them

Answer 2

I hope law is not made to require married, (or unmarried) couples to reproduce. There are so many children born because of serindipitous sexual activity, and a lot of these children are abused, neglected, and rejected. I believe the decison to reproduce should be the joint decision of the couple, and when they decide to create a life, they should be able to provide a stable, loving, encouraging enviornment which will give the child the opportunity to develop a confident sense of self. Further, I do promote the two child limit. If a couple reproduces twice, they should be responsible enough to intervene in their state of fertility. Surgically is the best, and is a very dependeble method which successfully prevents unrestrained reproduction.I know persons who have had two, or three, and a few even have had four marriages. I have no idea why couples feel it is their responsibility to have children with each of their mates. Pregnancy is not a prerequisite for marriage. The children produced in these multiple marriages have difficulty developing a strong sense of self. True, there are some blended families who successfully integrate with each other, but a fractured family structure creates a lot of stressful situations. Many times one or both of the parents speak in disrespectful terms about each other, in an effort to be the most important parent in the childrens lives. When these parents speak in derisive and disrepectful terms about each other, I think they fail to understand or dont care that the person they are demeaning is the childs other parent. Children want to be proud of their parents, and the parents' derision of each other affects how the child perceives her/him self.It's expensive to raise children. Two kids per person, is all they get to have. Males can deposit sperm in a sperm bank, Women can have several ova stored in a fertility bank. If a tragedy occured that snuffed the life from one of the children, or both of them, the couple would still have a means to reproduce again. But TWO is the limit

Answer 3

In the US we have inalienable (whatever that is) rights. In China, for instance, couples are forced to only have one child, because of overpopulation. We are not China.

I don't believe the government has any right to dictate why people should get married. It's unconstitutional, anyway. No, if someone wants to marry for money, that's okay. If someone wants to marry to have someone to blame, they have the right to do that (hopefully the spouse knows about this before the marriage). Freedoms like this are what is really good about this country. There's a lot bad, and a lot of privacy rights have been taken away, especially since 9/11. But we still have a lot, especially considering the size and diversity of this country.

So, no. I don't believe anyone has the right to tell anyone else to get married just to have kids. You might want to bring up the topic of gay marriages next. That will have some exciting answers, no doubt.

Answer 4

No one "owns" marriage and frankly, if someone told me I had to have a child within three years of marriage or divorce, I'd tell them where they can shove it.

I want children but I don't think it's right to force others to do so when they're either not ready or don't want them...ever. People with children can be a little overzealous in their thinking sometimes. A marriage isn't made or destroyed on whether or not a couple has children.

This is a free country. Forcing divorce for not bearing a child is trampling on human rights and free will. Anyone who supports such a law is not thinking clearly or rationally.

Answer 5

Thats the craziest ,most insane idea ever.You can have all the babies you want as a single person,so why would you force married couples to reproduce?If anything,in this day and age,married couples should get bonus money from the government to not have kids.We don't need anymore people.There will be 15 billion people by 2050!How in the hell do you think we will be able to keep up our lifestyles when we're short on food and natural resources?Gas will be 10 bucks a gallon,probably more.Electric cars,yea,nobody wants them.The distance between the haves and have nots will be much wider than now,with that many people on earth,guarantee it.

Answer 6

there should not be a law for reproducing a certain amount of children or forced to divorce for many reasons- if marriage is a union, and covenant made by God- and I believe it is and that couple for some reason cannot have children- where does that leave them. Interesting question though- wouldn't it be something if abortion is legal so those who do not want to have children can kill them, but if a couple does not conceive they are forced to divorce- how about making a law that makes abortion not an option at all and adoption a law for those who cannot raise their kids and families who cannot conceive- interesting thought too isn't it?

Answer 7

ABSOLUTELY!
And what a great law that would be! After all, if marriage is to procreate, then those that can procreate should put-up or shut-up.

And it looks like most of you mouth-breathers totally missed the point of this question.
The point is (since the clue phone wasn't plugged in at your house) that people want to deny same-sex couples the right to marry saying that "they can't have children, and that's the point of marriage" which is as asinine a comment as the suggestion that married people should produce offspring by law.
Get it now?

Answer 8

NEVER! I was married to my exhusband for 7 years and having a child with him would have been the biggest mistake I could ever have made. Whoever said this nonsense to you is forgetting the basis for marriage and apparently does not realize that many people in this world cannot have children, for many reasons. Does this mean they don't deserve to have a loving husband or wife? What an ignorant thing to believe, and to actually put into words.

Answer 9

This is absurd! Some couples can't have children, some couples can't afford children and some couples aren't responsible enough to raise children. Before people start putting restrictions on married couples, maybe figuring out a solution for all of the illegitmate babies born would be a more worthwhile ambition.

Answer 10

Well, why don't we just go ahead and lose our minds while we're at it. LOL. Attempting to subjugate married persons into having children when they may or may not be ready is R. I. Diculous. Moreover, the manipulation of legislation to castigate the institution of marriage is downright stupid. It is absolutely no wonder that America has one of the highest divorce rates in the world. Furthermore, our constant upheaval and flagrant disregard for the mores that made this country great are or will be its own undoing. Hooraaah for the braindead: gays, lesbians, pedophiles, murderers, adulterers, etc.

Answer 11

Excellent point Zero Cool. I am kind of disturbed that almost all of the people answering don't get your point. Marriage is about love and commitment between two people. Yes, children can be a part of it, but not always, so to say that marriage is "owned" by heterosexuals just because they can breed is a ridiculous statement.

PEOPLE! This is the point Zero Cool is trying to make. She isn't seriously suggesting this law.