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Is parenthood a right or a privilege? / Stefan Kiesbye, book editor.

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2009.

103 pages ; 24 cm.

From the Publisher's Website: The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial subject. Each volume includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives-eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to future research.

At issue. Social issues

At issue. Social issues.

Parenthood -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Kiesbye, Stefan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-98) and index.

Introduction -- 1: Couples should need a license to obtain the privilege of parenthood / Peg Tittle -- 2: Parenting license would infringe on parents' rights / Albert Mohler --3: Parents should receive incentives for getting licensed / David Tebaldi -- 4: Equal custody should be a human right for all parents / Marilyn Gardner -- 5: Married couples have no right to a child / William May -- 6: Joy of parenting should be considered a privilege / Mary Beth McCauley -- 7: Men should have the right to refuse parenthood / Anna Smajdor -- 8: Families should not have more than two children / Dalton Conley -- 9: Too many children may be bad for the planet / Gregory M Lamb -- 10: Mentally disabled people face bias in parenting rights / Ian Mulgrew -- 11: Intellectually disabled can be good parents / Andrew Freeway -- 12: Cognitively impaired should not be forcibly sterilized / Damon W Root -- 13: Physically disabled women have the right to maternity / Joanna Karpasea-Jones -- 14: Gay couples should not be barred from raising children / Alan Hirsch and Brad Sears -- 15; Gay fathers cherish the privilege to care for their children / Julian Sanchez -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index.

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