I think most of the holes in Lafollette's argument on mandatory licensing for parenthood spring up in the implications.
-People would probably be wrongfully punished by not getting the license even if they deserve it because they didn't meet Lafollette's criteria
-Having and raising kids I think of as practically a "natural right," and licensing would take this away
-What degree of competence? (LP 2) What tests? Many parents start out knowing next to nothing (scary, but true), but they learn as they go on. Would you really restrict someone from being a mother or a father because they aren't sure how many degrees to add/subtract when you take the temperature of a baby?
-Many people may have "shady" backgrounds or a history of drug use, but people CAN change (their behaviors, if nothing else), and parenting is something that has the ability to make that happen. But my guess is, if there were a parenting "test," a lot of people would fail over something they no longer have any control over - or never had any control over in the first place(like their backgrounds or a single incident).
-What exactly would be the conditions of this "test"? How could it even be mostly fair?
-People would probably be wrongfully punished by not getting the license even if they deserve it because they didn't meet Lafollette's criteria
-Having and raising kids I think of as practically a "natural right," and licensing would take this away
-What degree of competence? (LP 2) What tests? Many parents start out knowing next to nothing (scary, but true), but they learn as they go on. Would you really restrict someone from being a mother or a father because they aren't sure how many degrees to add/subtract when you take the temperature of a baby?
-Many people may have "shady" backgrounds or a history of drug use, but people CAN change (their behaviors, if nothing else), and parenting is something that has the ability to make that happen. But my guess is, if there were a parenting "test," a lot of people would fail over something they no longer have any control over - or never had any control over in the first place(like their backgrounds or a single incident).
-What exactly would be the conditions of this "test"? How could it even be mostly fair?
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