In our world today the decision to have children is a serious choice. With the family structure being so diverse and financially unstable, many couples have to think of the reasons to have children. There are many reasons that people do decide to have children, not all reasons seem to be morally ethical, summer cell fathers are based on the enrichment the development of human life. Reasons for having children have been around for centuries more and more reasons.
Economically today the cost of having children can be astronomical the average cost of a pregnancy to her for doctor appointment test and prenatal vitamins to the delivery is dependent on whether insurance coverage. Car insurance for people the amount change and the costs have increased. Mainly the cost for an uninsured person is from $30,000For an uncomplicated Vaginal birth to $50,000 for a cesarean section.
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With these government programs there are still restrictions more coverage and some tests and procedures are not covered. This program differs from state to state and Implement its own guidelines for Medicaid coverage, so the cost is different from state to state.
There are subjective, morally and unethical reasons they do not appear to be appropriate in the decision-making for having a baby on the list provided. When reading the list many reasons are very selfish motivation.
This topic of selfish reasons the matter of boosting 1 self-esteem as a reason for having children either for self-importance or for how society looks at that person, to me the self-motivated reason does not appear to be a reason for having children. I believe the reasons for having children should be to, influence and enhance another human being with affection, values, traditions, and self-worth. All human beings we seem to be selfish in nature. However, when it comes to having children, you cannot be
When a couple or individual decides to adopt a child, they know they are going to take on the responsibility of taking care of someone else’s child. Due to the biological parent(s) who can’t take care of that child anymore, because of either drug abuse, alcohol abuse, abuse to the child or if the parent(s) had died and there is no other care for the child. So that’s why this gives other couples who cannot have kids, the opportunity to promise themselves to be a great parent to a child in need. Though there are some bad things about adoption as well. Like adopting a child from another country of another race, because once that child is adopted into an American family, he or she will be cut off from their culture and never know about their history. Everyone should to know about their culture and history.
‘Is it ethical to have a child for the purpose of saving another child’s life?’
Many Christian-funded embryo adoption centers accept embryo donations free of charge so they can match them up with other couples experiencing the struggles of infertility (Christian Embryobank, 2016). Embryo adoption, is essentially like adopting a child, even if the terminology is not always the same. For starters, many women want to experience the joy of carrying a baby in their womb, and embryo adoption can allow them to do that. Christian Embryo bank, 2016).
Health care inequality has long been customary in the United States. Those in lower classes have higher morbidity, higher mortality, higher infant mortality, and higher disability. Millions of low-income families and individuals have gone with out the care they need simply because they cannot afford it. Denial of benefits due to pre-existing conditions, outrageous deductibles, and unreasonable prescription prices are in large part why the low-income class suffers. In addition, not receiving preventative health care, lack of access to exercise equipment and lack of availability to fresh foods all create health problems that become to expensive to fix. Low-income families need to have better, more affordable access to health care, specifically preventative health care, and be more educated about the benefits of health care in order to narrow the gap of inequality. The new Affordable Care Act under the Obama administration expands heath care coverage to many low income families and individuals by lowering the eligibility requirements for Medicaid, although it is not mandatory for individual states to make this expansion for Medicaid coverage.(CITE) It also requires that preventative health care be included in coverage by insurance companies. So with all the benefits the expansion of Medicaid could offer, why would some states choose not to offer it?
It is written in Genesis 1:27 that when God created man and woman, the Torah states that He created them in “His Image” (Gen. 1:27). Many Jewish Orthodox scholars conclude from this, that each human being has a powerful, inherent value. After God created man and woman, He commanded them to, “Be fruitful and multiply” (Gen. 1:28). The commandment of “Be fruitful and multiply” explains the importance of the religious responsibility of the Jewish people to have children.
The advancement and continued developments of third-party assisted reproductive medical practices has allowed many prospective parents, regardless of their marital status, age, or sexual orientation, to have a new opportunity for genetically or biologically connected children. With these developments come a number of rather complex ethical issues and ongoing discussions regarding assisted reproduction within our society today. These issues include the use of reproductive drugs, gestational services such as surrogacy as well as the rights of those seeking these drugs and services and the responsibilities of the professionals who offer and practice these services.
Finally, Stuart Rachels discusses the objections that do not agree with his opinion. Some think that it is a disastrous result that people do not have children because the whole world may become aging and human beings may not exist anymore and others mention that to bear children is a natural thing for human beings (Rachels, 2013). Aimed at different objections, Rachels has given the explanation. For example, he claims that his opinion is just to say that people should not have children, but do not forbid people to have children. In other words, to have children depends on the economic situation of
The author also believes that the Medicaid expansion extends beyond the politics, and has an aim to impact the life, health, and financial stability for the state and individuals. Medicaid expansion can be beneficial to many countries that have a large proportion of low-income people that are uninsured and or with disabilities. This can aid in saving the state money because much of the cost is provided and covered by the federal government, that encourages healthier behavior and results to a reduction in chronic disease due to lower health care costs. Although Texas opted out in adopting the expansion, legislators should decide on the advantage and disadvantage of participating in the Medicaid expansion to improve the welfare of the state. The expansion of Medicaid coverage will give low-income pregnant women the chance to reduce the rate in infant mortality and provide an opportunity for those that were unable to get coverage to be
Each day throughout our world, medical professionals suction thousands of babies from their mothers’ wombs through a procedure called abortion. The law protects and provides consent to both the mother and the medical professionals for these procedures. However, the babies seemingly have no right to protection or life themselves because of the argument regarding when a fetus is determined be human and have life. Pro-life author, Sarah Terzo, in a LifeSiteNews.com article, relays the following testimony supporting this from a medical student upon witnessing his first abortion, “Rejected by their mothers and regarded as medical waste by their killers, society allows these babies to die silently, with no recognition or acknowledgment of their humanity” (Terzo).
Selfishness is a disease of the soul that every person experiences several times throughout their life. To say that it has never been experienced would be hypocrisy. To say that it is a “good thing” would be erroneous. Although as humans we like to lie to ourselves, there is no question that selfishness can make any person act like a fool. It consumes us and makes us into someone we are not.
Mills, Claudia. "Are There Morally Problematic Reasons for Having Children?." Philosophy and Public Policy Quarterly 25.4 (2005): 2-9. Philosophy and Public Policy Quarterly. Web. 29 Nov. 2013.
Selfishness is a term fairly notorious for its meaning. A lot of people accept that being selfish is wrong, but no one knows how this came about and why it matters. Who has the right to decide whether someone gets to be selfish or not? In his article “The unselfishness Trap”, Harry Browne says that the best way for people to be happy is when if everyone sacrifices but me. Thomas Nagel, on the other hand, argues in his article “The Objective Basis of Morality” that being concerned about others is more important. Being selfish, for many people, is evil. By definition, selfishness is to be more concerned about yourself than others, but that would essentially make every living human being a “selfish” being.
Due to the lack of decency and respect in this generation, society has become very dark. There is poor parenting taking place in this overpopulated world, and it is effecting all the future generations. Teenage parents, are uneducated and unprepared to be to raise a child. They believe they are responsible enough to take on the world and raise a family. Unfortunately, this is false information. Considering they are teenagers, they were unable to get their lives set up for success, and then they make the same parenting mistakes multiple times and end up with a huge family way below the poverty line. For every married couple, two children are all it takes to keep the world’s population at a constant rate. In too many families, there are more than two children, causing to exceed the death rate. In Overpopulation: Causes, Effects and Solutions, Rinkesh Kukreja
The lack of financial support is one of the top reasons why abortions occur. In recent studies, about 21% of abortions are caused by inadequate finances (operationrescue.org). An abortion costs a mere $350 to $500 (prochoice.org). The average cost of raising a child until 18 years of age is $241,080 (money.cnn.com). This large figure includes: housing, food, schooling, transportation, clothing, and healthcare. If the mother does not have these funds available, bringing a child into the world and not being able to financially support it is improbable. Most pregnancies are ended within the first trimester, because nine months of pregnancy and the delivery is a costly price of arou...
So the questions stands, how can we solve the problem of selfishness. This problem involves everyone around the world. There is several causes why this problem exists in the world. For example, people won't give to the needy cause they are selfish with their money, people abort babies cause they are selfish and don't wanna make space for 3 instead