Is procreation a right?

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Should negligent mother of seven retain the right to have kids?

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[wilhelmina-d.livejournal.com]

This is getting a bit off the original question, but is just as fascinating. We do not give men the same rights as women when it comes to child rearing, but expect them to bear the same - or greater - responsibilities. Men often have to pay high child support amounts, then are denied access to their children.

We have to stop treating children as commodities to be bartered between parents. Or used to get welfare money. One of the reasons I personally support a woman's right to chose is that I firmly believe the phrase "every child a wanted child". So why is it that a woman has a significantly higher chance of getting the kids in a divorce? It's actually incumbent on the man to prove that a woman is incompetent for him to get the kids. Not prove that he's just as good or better than her. Prove that she's actively a bad mom.

Again, I can see the problems, I just can't come up with any answers.