What do you think about the idea of early sterilization for humans?

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It would be a good idea 5
It would be a bad idea 14
I have mixed feelings towards this 16
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  • Justsomejerk
    10 years ago

    It does offer hope of saving future generations from posts like this.

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  • Anime7
    10 years ago

    I'm probably going to get so much hate for this, but I believe in population control. However, more on the lines of China's one child policy. I don't want to force people to be sterile though, they should have that choice. OP I understand where you're coming from, but what you're suggesting is an extreme method of population control.

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  • charli.m
    11 years ago

    You cannot be serious.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      I'm serious.

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      • robbieforgotpw
        10 years ago

        You sound like a eugenecist trying to justify population control

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        • Lonely2
          8 years ago

          This is why we can never have an intelligent conversation aboit overpopulation because people think its eugenics and racism...its not its an important topic maybe the most important topic

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      • charli.m
        11 years ago

        Then you're insane. How could that ever be ethical?

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          11 years ago

          I'm not insane. We're already doing it to young animals and adult humans so how would sterilizing a child be any different? Did you ever consider that alot of people don't want kids for sure from very young ages? We'd be doing them a favor. Not to mention Early Sterilization would save children from having children (pregnancy from irresponsible sex/ failed contraception during one's teens, child sexual abuse and rape). In either of those cases, Early Sterilization would be ethical.

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          • charli.m
            11 years ago

            Did you just read what you wrote??

            Kids are very sure from young ages that they want to go to bed late, that they want to only eat icecream, that they hate vegetables, that they can play in the driveway or near a road, that they can go off with that nice man giving them treats...Should we just let them do that, because they 'know what they want at a very young age'?

            Ok, so people who seriously want to be sterilised - fine. From what I hear, it's quite difficult to have that procedure done too young (ie 20's, probably even 30's) for the simple reason that it is a serious, often non reversible surgery.

            "We'd be doing them a favor"

            Children below the age of consent cannot consent to procedures like this for a reason - most (and under certain ages, ALL) are incapable of weighing up all the factors and making an informed position.

            "(pregnancy from irresponsible sex/ failed contraception during one's teens, child sexual abuse and rape)."

            ...the potential pregnancy isn't infact the big problem there. I'd be far more concerned about preventing abuse and rape, and educating about safe sex than I would about sterilising someone who may not even want to be sterilised. There are many worse things about rape than an unwanted pregnancy.

            Oh, and before you accuse me of being 'mean', how about you actually sit down and think this shit through. Believe it or not, just because someone doesn't agree with you, doesn't mean they're being 'mean'.

            And while you're at it, explain to me how it could possibly be ethical to perform a sterilisation procedure on a child who doesn't yet know if they want to be a parent later on in life, but their parents have decided that for them.

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            • Anonymous Post Author
              11 years ago

              It's ok if you don't agree with me. To be honest, I didn't make this post thinking that someone would agree. It was merely an idea since it'll never be made a procedure. I'm probably stupid for even suggesting it. Hopefully this post won't get approved and people won't have to read it.

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          • Anonymous Post Author
            11 years ago

            Charli.M, I apologize. I wasn't trying to be mean earlier and I hope that I didn't offend you.

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        • Lonely2
          8 years ago

          So war, famine, disease, crime, poverty are ethical...because that is what overpopulation causes....

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          • charli.m
            8 years ago

            Going full retard, huh?

            Do you not understand the term "ethical"?

            The things you list are natural consequences. Are they good? No. But they are not sentient, therefore they cannot have ethics. They just are.

            Ffs...

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            • Lonely2
              8 years ago

              they are caused by HUMAN activities....shall I repeat myself or do you think you got it...human activities can be classified as ethical or non ethical...I didnt say eartquake, tidal wave , monsoon, hurricane......we have much more control over human activities than we currently are taking....

              its idiots like you that are causing most of the problems because you fail to see the problems

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  • suckonthis9
    10 years ago

    Although you might have not been serious about this posting, my opinion is that if a large majority (I think 75 per cent or greater) of a regional population agree by plebiscite, and the medical establishment agrees, for a variety of medical reasons, then this is a possibility.

    We currently do this with other animals. Some people just need to come to terms that we are animals too.

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