Licensing Parents Being Considered By Politicians And Philosophers

Licensing Parents Being Considered By Politicians And Philosophers

The controversial idea to restrict or control human breeding is not new. In 1980, Hugh LaFollette, ‘Ethics professor at the University of South Florida, wrote a seminal essay on the topic titled Licensing Parents. Since then, philosophers and even some politicians have considered the idea, especially in light of China, the most populated country in the world, implementing a one-child policy that is in effect today.
For most people in the 21st Century, however, the idea of restricting the right to have offspring for any reason whatsoever seems blatantly authoritarian. Telling a person when and how many children they can have violates just about every core value we possess in a free society. It’s a thorny issue made even more complicated by the coming transhumanist era, which is almost upon us.’
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