Shouldn't  there be a limit to how many babys people are allowed to have?
351272
Overpopulation is a very serious problem. Populations grow exponentially and any environment eventually reaches its carrying capacity, the limit at which the available resources can sustain a population.  An artificially imposed limit is probably not the answer, as it can have destabilizing cultural affects, such as those seen in China where those limits have been tried.  Actually the best answer might be addressing poverty.  Wealthier populations actually tend to reproduce less.  There are many reason for this, including education and access to birth control methods.  Mostly, it is because children cease to be seen as an economic resource.  In agrarian cultures, children are basically cheap labor and so there is an economic incentive to procreate more.
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I suppose they think it's acceptable because if the government is going to pay them for having babies, why not?  Of course, I do believe that it's unfair to lay all the blame at the women's feet.  No one forces the men not to wear condoms.  It takes two to make a baby and both should be held responsible.\n\nI think that, instead of rewarding people who have all of these illegitimate children, the government should penalize them.  I know that sounds harsh, but the system is being taken advantage of.  I think that people who have no children or one child should be rewarded with a larger tax refund each year. People with two children should get nothing more, but nothing taken away and people with three or more children should be taxed more.  (Of course, if a law like this were passed, I'd say that people who already have three or more should be grandfathered in and be viewed as people who have two children.)
628532
Unfortunately, there is strong and heated debate with little headway.\n\nSome would argue that this country supports poor ( needy ) families that seem to bring more children, and needs upon themselves.\nMany of these families make a strong case against themselves when they abuse help programs by claiming more children than they have, working cash jobs and collecting, selling food stamps for drugs while their children are not fed.\n\nStill others will claim that it is not ethical to suppress a humans most inherent instinct, to procreate.\n\nThere is far too much drug abuse and careless sex, resulting in unwanted or unmanageable pregnancies. Still many of the young expectant mothers are entitled to aid, especially when a child is involved. The new parents find there is income with the child and keep it. Far too often the income does little or no good for the child.\n\nI do not think you are crazy, I do think we need far more sophisticated checks and balances.
1113449
I dont think that there is a limit.
1025820
There are no limits on the amount, but there are limits on what can be done with it.\n\nI can think of no reason why it should be limited.
549442
no, sorry. but there are a lot of people, men or women, who just think 5 kids are too many. but i'm sure theres someone who loves kids just as you do, and wont mind it. \nit probably also depends on the age of your kids.
586251
the earth's population is increasing every minute i do not see the reasons for having a big family these days. Everything is expensive too, so having just the one is ok to me, plus carrying a pregnancy for nine months isn't always easy and the birth effects people in different ways. One to me is plenty to be getting on with.
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I suggest for an answer for that look at the US Govt run http://www.adoptuskids.org and see how many children as of right now need homes.\n\nA simple basic search leads to 3705 results with atleast 2 to 6 kids in each one. 15,000 kids today. Not to mention those not listed, or those in foster care (518,000). \n\nWhy would anyone think that an unwanted baby would be adopted in a world post-abortion in the current world.\n\nI'm not saying abortion is the answer period. But I don't think ant-abortion advocates are giving all the answers either.
709547
Human rights my ass....ever heard of BABIES.  Maybe if more of you were more pro-active in protecting babies rights, I might take you more seriously,,,,untill then YOUR ASS BACKWARDS.
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I know this is gonna sound like I'm being a jerk, i don't mean to be.\n\nThey are ILLEGAL.  I HOPE we don't know how many there are. \n\nBut, and I love this.  there are about 4,000 new ones every week \n\n4000 x 56 weeks x about 7 years = TOO MANY
60937
I agree with the ruling but could never do it myself. Lets face it overpopulation is the root of all our problems. pollution, hunger, disease, war. So it is a necessary evil. Unwanted babies very sad.
420921
No more than four please consider that no more than two each per humanoid. Allowances are made for the handicapped and the well endowed.
58718
Yes, they are. Until we learn to care for the ones already exisitng, we should hold off on creating more of our own. (Just a personal observation.) Perhaps some of these families who like to pop out kid after kid should adopt one (or several).
626960
An just how would you enforce a population cap without using inhuman methads?  Those countries that have tried to regulate births frequently use inhuman methods and still fail.
570752
I think that it should only be given to citizens and i also think that they should put a limit on how many children a person can have if they don't work or don't make enough $. i ain't rich and i have 3 kids and don't get any welfare.how come others can work to support there family?!
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Based purely on legal terms of course the government can allow what ever they want,  and of course they could write limitations on it now, but of course over time, that limit would and could be challenged, just as gays are challenging the man/women standard now.\n\nI would not even be as upset, if the issue went to voters, or was even passed by the state law makers,  it is when the few places it is being ruled on and forced by one man ( a judge)\n\nAnd of course the government can make legal man/boy ( which already has a lobby group)  or poligimy ( and I don't know why there is not a lobby for that)  And yes siblings ( even studies of late showing there is not as much birth defect concern as once thought ( and why are we even studying this)
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That "law" should have been abolished decades ago.  A baby should only be a citizen if it is born of two citizens.  If our government would stop giving illegals all these incentives to come here they would stop coming.  No more birth rights, no free health care, no food stamps, no welfare, no jobs.  Without these incentives they would stop coming!