Should biological parenthood be licensed/regulated?

It's really creepy how TSR members are so open to the government ceasing human rights at whim. So often I see members advocating court ordered castrations, executions, sterilisations etc. I don't understand that in the wake of the NSA scandal, people are still encouraging totalitarianism. Tragic tbh.

If you accept that non-biological parenthood is regulated, why wouldn't you accept that biological parenthood also gets regulated? There are strong arguments for accepting and refusing the regulation of biological parenthood, btw. It's not about ceasing human rights but about decreasing some humans' rights (parenthood freedom) to increase some other humans' rights (safety).

C'mon dude. You know this isn't a real conversation.

I don't know what you mean. I gave a topic to discuss and you are not discussing it.

Lol I apologize. I thought it was an actual genuine question you were asking, not a philosophical debate. I forgot what section we're in.

But here's a starter - It's not practical.

Where's the starter? Also, I don't see how a genuine question cannot be philosophical. What's your contribution to the subject matter?

The starter is that it's not practical. You can't control when or if everyone gives birth, and when they do, they are too many people having children to do thorough background checks on, like how we do for adopting parents.

An ill thought out question. I would be funny if immigrants came to Britain with loads of kids while British people have to jump through hoops to have kids./

People will just go abroad to have kids and bring them back into Britain or just emigrate to get away from a state with too much power.

It's really creepy how TSR members are so open to the government ceasing human rights at whim. So often I see members advocating court ordered castrations, executions, sterilisations etc. I don't understand that in the wake of the NSA scandal, people are still encouraging totalitarianism. Tragic tbh.

The starter is that it's not practical. You can't control when or if everyone gives birth, and when they do, they are too many people having children to do thorough background checks on, like how we do for adopting parents.

Nope. The idea is that parenthood is licensed not that giving birth is licensed. So giving birth abroad does not make you unreachable by the hypothetical licensed parenthood policy. Just like you need to have relevant documentation to adopt or to operate dangerous machinery, you would also need a license to have children. See Google having to shut down business in China. It's a good analogy.

And what about the totalitarian grip parents can freely exercise over their children? Such as a child who is gay and is forced to live in a household where they are bullied and denied their sexuality?

Regardless of the OP's proposals, parents have far too much power and control over their children.

Then make it illegal not to submit certain information upon giving birth, such as criminal convictions. Then you would just be prosecuting the small number of lazy/deceptive parents who fail to submit this information.

We regulate things whose misuse can cause suffering. So we have driving licenses to ensure drivers do not endanger people's lives when they drive. We have plane licenses/regulations to ensure the safety of people flying. Why is it that there is no debated about whether having children should be regulated?
There are several arguments against, namely, the feasibility argument and the "my body is mine, children are made from my body ergo children are mine" argument but are they valid or strong enough against the suggestion of regulating parenthood?

Adults wanting to adopt go through a notoriously complicated bureocratic maze to ensure that the child will be fine. Why is there is no similar protection for children against their biological parents? Or why should non-biological children be more entitled to safeguarding than biological children?

Discuss!

So the taxpayer will have to look after loads of kids, why should I have to pay for other people's kids and why should the govt give me that burden? Some suggestions are just plain stupid and this is one of them.

A more sensible question is why don't we train hippos to tap dance.

Driving and flying are not natural human functions. Reproduction is one of the basic features of life. There's quite a big difference between regulating a natural function like having babies and regulating driving a car. I'm not entirely sure if entrusting the government with powers over basic bodily functions is a great idea.