Parenthood: Is there a “right” to parenthood? Should we support anyonewho wants to be a parent in this activity? What if they are thought to be”unfit”? What makes a person “unfit” as a parent? (This is related to the nexttopic of abuse.) How much attention does a child really need? How nice mustthe housing be? The neighborhood? What if a parent cannot protect a childfrom the bullying of other children? A. Under what circumstances, if a parent has “lost” the right to parent for awhile, should that right be re-instated? When should it not be? B. What about conditions for adopting babies? (1) Is it okay for gay or lesbian partners to adopt a child? (2) What about adopting a child of a different race? Or religion? (3) If the child is in permanent foster care because the parent has lostrights, can that parent nevertheless protest against the parents who wouldadopt that child on the basis of religion or some other ethnic criterion?
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