Some rambling thoughts

A post about a couple boiling their child to death for soiling its nappy rekindled a train of thought I had many many moons ago so I thought I would trigger a few thousand people on here with it lol :) 

The premise will probably sound very much like eugenics which I wouldnt disagree with, but bear with me. 

I think that the west should throw all of its medical expertise into creating a method of sterilising women that is highly effective, easy and as non intrusive as possible to implement and extremely importantly, reliable and easy to reverse. It should also be possible to implement, reverse and implement over and over again. 

Then, when such a process is available it should be made mandatory for ALL girls once they reach puberty.

Sound horrific? But wait, theres more lol

Once such a process existed and was deployed I would then have MANDATORY parenting classes that MUST be passed by BOTH parents. They would also have to undergo financial stability audits and a rudimentary IQ and psychological evaluation. This would be to check they at least have the bare minimum ability to be decent parents. 

Once all the tests are passed they would be able to have the process reversed for ONE pregnancy, after which the woman would be sterilised again with the same process with the parents having to undergo a less rigorous set of the same tests if they want another child later on

Pros and cons

I think the pros are quite clear. 

It wouldnt guarantee a child a good start in life, but it would certainly rule out a LOT of the very obvious pitfalls so many have to endure needlessly. 

It would in effect mean that EVERY child is born by choice to two parents who actually want a child rather than the "oh well, why not" type approach when an accidental pregnancy occurs

It would stop women getting pregnant as a way of making a living or a way to avoid having to work to support themselves, it would massively reduce such things as paternity fraud and sperm jacking,

It would avoid the impacts faced by women who would never have an abortion and then find themselves having an unexpected pregnancy and the impact that can have on their future plans of education and work as a result

It would remove one of the negative potential impacts from rape victims and child abuse against teenagers. 


Cons

Obviously I am biased as its my idea but I really struggle to see any downsides

Many argued that it was a removal of "rights", but what rights exactly?

is having an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy a "right"? 

The "right" to ONLY have a child when you CHOOSE to have one seems far better surely? 

The "right" to unilaterally have a child you cant afford, might not be able to cope with raising also doesnt seem like much of a "right" compared to the childs right to ONLY be born to parents who CAN cope and CAN afford them surely? 

Not to mention the rest of societies "right" to not have to pay for other peoples children

Societies "right" to not have to endure the 75% or so of rapists raised by single mothers, the massively disproportionate amount of single mother raised children who commit crime and are a burden on society in other ways most of which absorb HUGE amounts of money that could be better used elsewhere

Surely the right for the woman to choose when she wants a child rather than being sideswiped by it because she was lazy or irresponsible is a positive not a negative? Giving every woman the right to CHOOSE how they live rather than having to change their plans because of an "accident".

About the only real "con" I can think of is that it would delay the time between a couple MUTUALLY agreeing they want a child until they can have one. But seriously, isnt that also a GOOD thing? 

How many times have things seemed like a good idea in the heat of the moment, only to wane over time as common sense and reality started to seep in? 

Currently that could be too late as a fertile couple could conceive almost instantly and then BOTH could change their mind a few days later. This way they have PLENTY of time to think about it, weigh it up and plenty of time to see both sides during the mandatory expectant parent classes they would have to attend, with each being able to change their mind at any point in the process

Obviously I can appreciate some expansion would be needed to allow for same sex couples, infertile couples and even financially stable single women that want a child (although my preference there would be to steer them towards adoption tbh)

But just sticking to the mainstream normal of a man and a woman wanting to have a child thats my train of thought

Pick away and whip out the pitchforks lol :)