Is parenthood a right or a privilege? / Stefan Kiesbye, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009. - 103 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Social issues . - At issue. Social issues. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-98) and index.

Couples should need a license to obtain the privilege of parenthood / Peg Tittle -- A parenting license would infringe on parents' rights / Albert Mohler -- Parents should receive incentives for getting licensed / David Tebaldi -- Equal custody should be a human right for all parents / Marilyn Gardner -- Married couples have no right to a child / William May -- The joy of parenting should be considered a privilege / Mary Beth McCauley -- Men should have the right to refuse parenthood / Anna Smajdor -- Families should not have more than two children / Dalton Conley -- Too many children may be bad for the planet / Gregory M. Lamb -- Mentally disabled people face bias in parenting rights / Ian Mulgrew -- The intellectually disabled can be good parents / Andrew Freeway -- The cognitively impaired should not be forcibly sterilized / Damon W. Root -- Physically disabled women have the right to maternity / Joanna Karpassa-Jones -- Gay couples should not be barred from raising children / Alan Hirsch and Brad Sears -- Gay fathers cherish the privilege to care for their children / Julian Sanchez.

ISBN: 9780737744309 (hbk.) 9780737744316 (pbk.) 0737744316 (pbk.) 0737744308 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2009010708

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Parenthood--Moral and ethical aspects.

LC Class. No.: HQ755.8 / .I83 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 306.874