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is one child policy immoral?
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| is one child policy immoral?why or why not?i have read one essay about one child policy and it says there that one child policy should not be considered immoral. it is just one way to reduce the number of people. in tour own view do you consider one child policy immoral... |
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on 2007-09-23 22:56:11 |
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Ideally, the number of children someone has would be proportional to the number they are able to healthfully raise. Telling someone they aren't a fit parent sucks, but unwanted/unhealthy children running around is worse. The job of law is to guide culture, and we sacrifice some rights to live in that culture. It seems like, now, enforcing strict rules on the number of births will benefit China in the long run. A very well-planned list of exceptions could make the one-child policy bearable. 
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on 2007-09-24 07:03:29 (edited 2007-09-24 07:07:53)
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So what? This is the Philosophy section, so even if the topic's unrelated to anime and music, if it has something to do with philosophy, it's alright. And I could swear I saw a thread with the same topic... EDIT: Here it is. The title says "two child policy", but it's similar to one child policy.   |
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It depends on the current financial status of the family. For example, a family has an annual income of let's say in the Philippines, 29,400 PhP (divided by 12, that will be the monthly income and divided by 30, that will be the daily income.). That's $626.00 in the U.S. At this rate, it would be stupid to raise 4 children. But hey, people have 12 children even if they don't have a home to stay into. Just look at China and Africa. We have to admit that they've got the worst population problems in the world. So the answer would be NO, if it means that the country and the people in it would benefit from it. |
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on 2007-10-02 03:41:18 |
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I think one-child policy is immoral. That kind or policy is degrading and can cause serious problems within a family. Come on, we heard so many reports on only one child living in a family: loneliness because he/she have not one brother or sister in the family, therefore causing communication problems between the child and parents. There's likely for a child to create massive pressure on their parents, for example, wanting material gifts like toys, gadgets and so on just to make him/her happy. Won't that be unfair for the child to see his/her friends have brothers/sisters going to the same school? Yeah, usually, cause that can definitely brought many negative thoughts. I know it sounds more humane than law-like, but I think this policy is just another waste of space. It's immoral and inhumane, hahaa, it can control the number of population of the country(ies). So funny. |
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I think there tends to be a lot of misunderstanding about the one-child policy in China. Having lived in Beijing for a year, perhaps I can make some clarifications. First off, it is not illegal for a couple to have more than one child in China, but they are financially discouraged from doing so - the family must have sufficient funds to raise more than one child. If they are unable to pay the extra-child tax, the child usually is put up for adoption (NOT ABORTED!). And personally, I think it is admirable that the PRC is using such a level-headed method for encouraging ZPG. Still, the one-child policy has its drawbacks, as w00t0s mentioned, it has created a generation of 'little emperors' who are generally fawned on by their whole extended family. But tentatively speaking, even this generation of only children has grown up to be fairly responsible, hard-working and well-adjusted, if educational records and crime rates among youth are any indication. |
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on 2008-07-27 02:38:46 |
I don't think one child policy is immoral.  |
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on 2008-07-27 13:44:53 |
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I basically agree with what Gendou has stated previously before me. About China, I saw a video in 10th grade on this very topic. When one was caught with more than one child, the second born I think would be taken away and kept in some run down facility. It was really, really hard to watch. I turned my head the other way a few points during the movie, very graphic. 
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i think it's actually ammoral (neutral) rather than immoral. not necessarily good, yet has it's uses. 
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on 2008-09-29 16:11:12 |
It's not a nice thing, to be restricted on how many children to have. It may not seem MORAL, but is burning through the worlds limited resources at breakneck speed moral either. Humanity's problem is that it focuses on "morality" and what is "good and right" and not what is advisable or in it's best interest.  |
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on 2009-01-30 19:30:30 |
Its situational by means of a certain country being overpopulated it and the resources are scarce I think the government maybe could give an order to exercise birth control among families but the government could not impose it directly to the families because it would mean a conflict between religion and ethics I mean Man is literally stopping the creation of life which is technically wrong but I think also that we humans have a sense of stability and maybe we could see that many children can cause drastic economic strife. . .  |
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I think it is a good idea to somewhat limit a family's number of children, especially in overpopulated areas. But one child is maybe too harsh. However, I would agree on a two or three child cap, with that extra child tax idea too.
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on 2009-12-24 05:40:13 |
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Hello there. I'm new to forums and I found this thread. Personally, I'd like to share what I have with you people. Human beings, since the beginning of time always wanted children. To have even one in early history, meant so much to one human. Every time we get to see the different perspectives from several different kinds of families. Basically, the never ending-struggle between the ONLY CHILD & the SIBLING CHILD. Both have a myriad of possibilities and outcomes. There's also much to gain and lose. Concerning the Chinese one-child policy, well, there are good things and bad things to it. The good things: 1: Helps control population growth due to nearly 1.5 billion souls living in a country. 2: Helps in the budget spending in certain areas 3: Helps keep in line within the country's income and resources. (Land, food, money, water, clothing) 4: Helps one keep their attentions to only just a single child. 5: No atrocious sibling rivalry, sibling abuse, sibling incest, sibling dominance and the favoring of one child and neglecting others can ever happen. 6: Helps provide insights into the interesting psychology behind an only child's life. 7: Helps make the world more aware of the status of the only child. The bad things: 1: Religious or cultural reasons might clash with the said policy. 2: It has some psychological consequences to it. 3: Most human beings in the world would probably have a sibling, therefore we usually stick to the norm so we're not subject to stereotypes. 4: The only child might get depressed and sad due to the limited interaction within the household since it is only limited between the child and parents or possibly grandparents and servants. 5: If the parenting method is incorrect, the only child would and might become the money-throwing machine. 6: The only child would have even more traumatic memories if he/she is subjected to traumatic abuse by parents or anyone within the household due to no one that he/she can seek refuge to. 7: The only child might engage in delinquent behavior if neglected due to the in-availability of extremely needed company. AS AN ONLY CHILD MYSELF, I was kind of eh, uh, shocked to see some of the replies that were given. It's really "dramatic"  |
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The one child policy is not a bad thing. But one has to realize why people have multiple children, out side the wanted to have sex but couldn't aford condoms excuse. The first one is hard to think about so I am going to get it out first, children do die. A child's death is devastating for a family even if they have 200 kids but parents of and only child not only lose a major part of their lives but also their means to suport themselves in the future. Child mortality may be much lower than it used to be as long as it is not zero there will be that dreedful fear. Second, poor families sometimes need kids, from extra hands on the farm to part time income to pay for the house. Third, parents who grew up with a lot of siblings may want that experiance for their children, expecially when the children can entertain themselves when the parents are unable to. The one child policy might be veiwed as unfair but some areas desperately need some control to their population, the areas that need it most would be unable to enforce such a law. Food and resources are stretched extreamly thin in some areas of the world and, while the one child policy is a ratical solution, it is an effective one and far better than famine or disease keeping the population in check. Also, the one child policy cannot be kept in place forever, it is simply an effective way to lower the population to safe levels. But once population levels are low enough the policy will have to be lifted to prevent it from getting too low. Ideally, a 2 and sometimes 3 child policy will have to be placed to keep the population stable. I beleive that the people as a whole needs to have a few things happen. We need to lower our population, ideally to about 4 billion world wide. We need to become more solcial, you may think we are social beings but we are not really, if you can aford it you live in YOUR home with YOUR things. Also, we should never accept child death and need to always aim to prevent it from ever hapening. EARTH IS AN ISLAND, AS LONG AS WE ARE STUCK HERE WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND WHAT IS AVAILIBLE. |
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on 2010-01-04 12:59:54 |
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I used to live in that environment; I was the 'one child' that my parents were only allowed to have. We had to move to another country to have my brother. However, I don't see it as immoral; it's just something that they had to do. How many of you have been to an urban Asian city? Areas like that and just realizing what the atmosphere was like just make it clear; it is just too overrun to have more than one child at that time. I never want to see another Asian city for the rest of my life now because just the sheer number of sweaty, dirty people is overwhelming. Problems like this overpopulation cannot be ignored. However, the policy is clearly working, so lately I have seen two or three kids. It's proof that the situation is improving. |
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on 2010-01-11 03:10:21 |
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the religious side, as i know, dont see this as a moral act.. the government side, i think they have there purposes for imposing this.. if the country will soon have a booming population and can no longer support the needs of the people.. then i think this would make the policy moral.. depends on the person.. for people who grew in a country where they are free to have as many children as they can support.. then "one child policy" would never be accepted by them.. just a saying goes "THE MORE, THE MERRIER" no one knows..  |
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Whether these method is considered immoral or not, when we look at China's present condition, it need not be said that the Chinese government had succeeded in increasing the country's economy and had dealt with the population outburst wisely. And try look at the policy from a different perspective, it is not the policy that is evil, but the bigotry of the belief that a male child supremacy over the female ones. This belief had led to many illegal abortions and various other problems. Besides, if this policy had not been held, the country would be bursting with surplus population and will eventually led to riots, higher crime rate, and starvation. By this consequent turn of event, won't more immorality be produced? Won't it be more suffering for the citizens, who will not only be burdened by higher employment, but also the need of caring for dozens of kids? As a result, most of them would be illiterate and coarse minded, resorting only to violence and rash decisions. And the Chinese government too had contemplated the idea of the possibility of greying population fairly well too, as new exceptions had been created to avoid it, by allowing a child who had been conceived in a 'one child' family are allowed to have two children. The other reason might be, as China had been steadily developing, a new change of course in their mind too would occur, resulting in the womans preferring their private careers than children caring, as it would be excruciatingly expensive. These glitches of the policy is a form of consideration from the government. Some would say it would be harder for one child to support both their parents and other relatives, the statement is only half true though. As the population starts to decline and technology starts to progress further, more occupations will be created, and given that there are lot of resources and less competition, the wages too will be higher and it cant be well ensured that a lot of kids will bring wealth, especially if the said family couldn't afford their schooling. Not only that I think its not immoral, I rather think it was an advantageous and an effective method founded to deal with the hard to solve problems. But I do think this policy would not be regarded as a moral one too. |
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on 2010-09-28 08:12:15 |
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I think no, cause everyone of us have different culture and that affects on why there are people who are pro and anti to that policy. People who are against it can be described to be culture shock and that's how they react to that others culture. I don't think it's immoral since it's part of their culture and we can't change one's culture. Besides, there's advantage of a one child policy and they might just following a general fact that "few must be sacrifice for the sake of the majority". |
