Originally Posted by kane

I have always looked at it like this: sometimes in life shit happens. Sometimes a girl gets pregnant and the guy takes off and she is left caring for the kid on her own and sometimes she needs help. It happens every day all over the world. I feel like a person like that should be given the help they need and even given a chance to better themselves. For example, I think it would better serve society to give that person welfare for 3-4 years, pay for babysitting and food stamps and help this woman get through some sore of college so she can get a good job, support herself and her kid and break the cycle than it would be to just give her a check each month until the kid is 18 years old. Often kids that are from welfare families end up in the system themselves. By investing in them early we can break that cycle. And I think there are a good number of people that would love that chance.

Still, there are, as you say, people who have a history of making bad choices. Maybe making them accountable for their actions and making them act in a responsible manner will help to change that. If you say to someone, "we will help you support your kid and help you get an education and get a job, but in return you can't have any more kids while this is happening." I don't see the big deal. You aren't telling them they can't have ever have more kids. You aren't sterilizing them, you are just telling them right now you can't care for the kid(s) you have, the responsible thing to do is not bring another kid into this world and we are going to make sure that while we are supporting you that you do the responsible thing.