Why is it wrong to give social assistance to mothers who chose to keep their child?

Question

.........but OK to give government asstance to Foster Care?

Isn't it better for their natural mothers to raise their own children,
or should the mothers be 'punished' somehow by being forced to give their child away,
even if it means that their children will remain in foster care for years living off government assistance anyway?

dr. house,
this is my day off ****!
is that 'work' your doing here?
lol......

Answer 1

Statistics show that single mothers are more likely to raise kids with lower IQ's more crime more dropouts. and many other bad traits. The proof of moral value of any policy is the outcome. Single mothers often do not raise their own children. State day care agencies latch key programs. They are often in poverty and tired to death of trying to do two jobs. They cannot be an adequate father and mother so their girls tend to be promiscuous and have children out of wedlock and they have sex earlier than girls with a stable home and a father. The women often see the government as a provider and not a man provider whom they will have to select with care before having a child by him.They are free from the responsibility of making wholesome choices in their partners. Boys without fathers are more prone to violence, gangs, drugs alcoholism and crime. In light of all this, can't you understand that the road to hell is paved with good intentions? Mothers who make poor choices are not the best candidates for raising children into good, moral, hard working, citizens.

Answer 2

I think that if a woman chooses to have a kid, she should be responsible enough to look after it. If not, then she should either abort the fetus or adopt it out.

I don't think it is necessarily better for a natural mother to raise her children, because there are many unfit mothers out there. Some are abusive, addicts, desperately poor etc. If the child has a chance to grow up in a home free from these things, then they will do better than had they not. I definitely don't think they should be forced to give their child away unless they are criminals.

I'm all for government assistance, but I think that more money needs to be put into preventative methods and sex education (not abstinence education).

Answer 3

Assisting mothers who keep their child rather than aborting it is an idea whose time has come. The Foster Care argument isn't exactly a perfect rationale, however. Most babies that mothers give up are adopted.

Answer 4

If you are talking about *Federal* government assistance, neither one is okay.

The States established the Federal government (by writing the Constitution) in 1787 as their agent for foreign affairs, interstate relations, and general law & order. They gave it the powers they wanted it to have. Before any State ratified it (that is, before any State said "I want to share part of my power with this new government") ten amendments were added to specifically forbid this new government from interfering with certain fundamental rights that the people had. (The Bill of Rights does not *grant* rights to anyone -- it says "People have these rights, and the Federal government is forbidden to interfere with them.")

The Tenth Amendment explains that the Federal government has ONLY the powers that the States SPECIFICALLY gave it via the Constitution.

Nowhere in the Constitution or its amendments does it give the Federal government the power to give social assistance to anyone.

Answer 5

Because it gives them the idea it OK to sponge off the government instead of working for a living and they think that they can have more babies to keep from working.

Answer 6

It is wrong because you are taking my money to do it. If a woman gets pregnant, it is her problem not mine.

Foster care is for kids whose parents cannot or will not take care of them. I support private funding for this via churches, but the kids cannot care for themselves.

It is better for women not to have kids unless they are married or can care for them. The way to stop this is for women not to have sex until they are ready to get married. Do this and the problem solved.

Answer 7

Giving to social services must be encouraged because it is a form of charity.

Natural mothers feeding their natural children must be given incentives under the law for not giving away their children. On the other hand, irresponsible mothers must be castigated for neglecting their children.

Answer 8

It's only wrong when the mothers have 10 kids from 10 different fathers. just so they can support their own bad habits. and you know it happens every day.

Answer 9

What is wrong with them getting a job like everybody else?Then they can support their own child.

AD

Answer 10

Why don't you get right to the gist of things and ask if we're willing to support those who don't work, wish to reproduce indiscriminately, don't use birth control, intending to feed off of the public trough for the rest of their lives.

Not me.