"Judge orders drug-addicted mom on birth control"
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Original: http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/021907/met_117138.shtml
One way to stop (some) child abuse?
by Skimmer 4 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
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Skimmer
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Junction-Guy
What I would like to know, is what if this woman was Catholic (hypothetical) and was against birth control, do you think she could play the religion card and refuse the judges orders?
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Skimmer
The woman has the choice to accept jail time instead. So, it's birth control, one way or the other.
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Junction-Guy
Good point
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Skimmer
Honestly, I can't see how the judge could have been more lenient. The so-called mother effectively gave her kid a cocaine addiction. What's the regular penalty for giving crack to a minor? Five years in prison or thereabouts. Six months of birth control is a breeze.
What would I have done? Consider: The mother (and likely father as well if he could ever be identified) are putatively guilty of wrongful reproduction. People who do this and do it repeatedly are a danger to both their children and society as a whole. Because the taxpayers are going to get the bill for the children's food, housing, medical, and educational expenses, it just might as well be called a rape of the responsible by the irresponsible. Six months of birth control, or even six months of forced abstinence, is not a suitable deterrent. The parents are sexual predators with society as a whole being the victim, and society needs a defense.
I'd consider leniency for a first time offender, particularly if youthful. But for those that repeatedly produce children (especially drug addicted children) that they are unable to care for, then surgical sterilization is the best remedy.