Further infiltration of the bedroom...

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Originally posted by DC_DEEP+Oct 7 2005, 09:20 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DC_DEEP &#064; Oct 7 2005, 09:20 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Shelby@Oct 7 2005, 09:59 AM
I&#39;ll try this once again and draw my own conclusions from the responses or lack thereof -

Should prospective adoptive parents be screened? Why or why not? And if you answer yes, why shouldn&#39;t the same standards apply to those seeking artificial assistance to conceive?
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Good point, and tough question, Shelby. But although similar, the two are just not the same. I suppose a less emotionally charged analogy would be birthright citizenship and naturalized citizenship - a different process resulting in the same end result.
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Here is the difference. In adoption the state usually has custody of the
children. And it takes a court to award parenthood upon the adoptive parents. So the state IS responsible for the welfare of the children involved. And if there is more than one adult seeking to adopt, the state acting on behalf of the children seeks to find the best parent or parents.

The state is NOT involved in human reproduction itself. That is the responsibility of the adults or teens. It is a matter of who has responsibiity. Since the state has no part in the human reproduction itself, then the state has no interest in determining parenthood. That has alrady been deciding my Mother Nature and the sexual activities of the humans involved.

The state should have no interest in setting standards for artificial reproduction either, UNLESS the state is going to pay for it. Anytime the state pays for something, there will be "strings attached."