Anyone, no matter how ignorant, how diseased mentally or physically, how lacking in all knowledge of children, seemed to consider he or she had the right to become a parent.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Everyone, regardless of ignorance or disease, believes they have the right to become a parent.
- In plain terms
- All people claim a right to parenthood, even if unqualified.
- What can you take from it?
- Question universal claims to parenthood without considering fitness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should parenthood be conditional on fitness?
- How can societies balance rights with child welfare?
Another view
The claim ignores legal and moral frameworks that already regulate parenthood.
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