Children

Recently all of the tabloids, news stations, and magazines have been making a big deal about the lady that had octuplets, not to mention her already 6 children. However, this woman is unemployed due to previous injury and living off of compensation which will not be enough to take care of 14 children. She is also a single woman raising these children. She has been quoted to say that she just wanted a lot of kids and a large family. Our class has discussed the issue of bringing a child into the world and the costs of it. I do not believe individuals should bring children into the world if the person/people cannot support that child. If you cannot even afford a home, food, and bills for yourself you have no right to bring a helpless child into the world. Granted somethings are unplanned. But to plan to have a child under less than adequate financial circumstaces is sad. I do believe this increase in the worlds population may tie into this topic im speaking of. It puts the child in a bad circumstance to begin with and that child may not get adequate nutrition, care, education, or a chance at a bright future. Our world cannot support a continuous expantion of population or anything for that matter. Also, if we want to invent ourselves out of bad situations and the road we are headed down, giving children a fair and sufficient education is highly needed.