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Drawbacks Of The Parental License

Rising concerns regarding poor parenting have given rise to a diversity of ideas on how children can be protected from the effects of irresponsible parenting (McLeod & Botterell, 2019). Licensing involves a governmental body probing parents to ascertain whether they demonstrate the expected behavior and actions of an ideal parent before they are given a certification to achieve full parental rights. The intent of licensing is to prospectively protect children from living in bad homes, which automatically puts them on a path of failure and low quality of living (Pusic, 2016). However, the humanistic concept of individual implies that implementing parental licensing opens Pandora’s box, particularly in the modern world where privacy, freedom, and protection from government tyranny are viewed as central to human survival. Further, it would be nearly impracticable to develop objective rules agreed by every citizen regarding the protocol of denying parental rights to parents. In essence, parental license basing its assessment on present performance, its ability to cause rampant discrimination, and its difficulty in implementation makes it unsuitable for modern society.

Parental license bases its assessment on present performance, which does not necessarily translate to future performance. The financial, social, and behavioral status of parents at the time of assessment is situational and cannot be used to deny parental rights over a birth that is yet to occur. Additionally, parents are denied the ability to prove their credibility over time in the assessed matters, ultimately denying them one of the essential biological responsibilities in the evolutionary scale (McLeod & Botterell, 2019). Further, parental licensing can also accredit irresponsible parents who may either use fraudulent means or have good prospects at the movement and become bad parents. This element negates the initial intent of parental licensing.

Further, parental licensing would enable discrimination. The licensing process’s emotional, financial, and special provisions could be manipulated such that the licensing program would favor only individuals of a particular standing. For instance, the program indicating high economic standing as a provision would lock out poor segments of the population from having the right to procreate. This may lead to eugenics, where the authorities systematically eliminate social groups that are deemed undesirable.

The parental license would also be challenging to implement in most societies and nations. Most societies view reproduction as an inalienable biological right, and thus, the government taking measures to regulate it would be viewed negatively, and violent reactions would be commonplace (Pusic, 2016). Further, it would be challenging to set the penalties for parents who do not have a parental license due to the incongruence of the license with modern legal systems.

Despite parental license having majorly negative elements, it would provide an environment where children receive better childcare. A system where parents are assessed on their capabilities to provide good childcare would increase the chances of children living in safe homes, which would improve their prospects and help solve a myriad of social issues. Therefore, the government taking responsibility to improve the life quality of all its citizens would improve society and protect the lives and wellbeing of children.

Therefore, parental license basing its assessment on present performance, its ability to cause rampant discrimination, and its difficulty in implementation makes it unsuitable for modern society. Handing over the responsibility of deciding for millions of people on a decision as inherently vital as procreation creates a possibility of potential harm and violations, which would destroy societies and bring perpetual conflict. In essence, despite ensuring better parenting and quality of life for all citizens is a noble cause, the government’s parental license would only result in a net loss for society and the nation. 

Works Cited

McLeod, C., & Botterell, A. (2019). Parental Licensing and Discrimination. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351055987-19

Pušić, B. (2016). A non-ethical argument against parental licensing. http://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/135705

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