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Both can be motivating factors even for the same person. But which dominates the motivation, I'd argue, can be seen by the end policies. What I expect to see
by cogman10 10mo ago
Both can be motivating factors even for the same person. But which dominates the motivation, I'd argue, can be seen by the end policies.
What I expect to see for those that view it as primarily punishment is little outside of child support for kids. Penalizing the "dead beat dad" as it were. I expect those governments to not provide child support, tax breaks for parents, or any sort of welfare/support/minimum standard of living for parents. That is to say, the answer to "how hard would it be to be a single parent" in those government would be "very hard".
For governments that are solely looking out for the welfare of the kid, I expect to see a large amount of support for kids, especially for poor families. I expect some help with childcare, housing, etc to make sure the kids are well cared for.
- belorn 10mo agoIt definitive seems like a connection between a lack of social support and an emotion reaction to penalizing people for getting pregnant. On the extreme end we have a culture where the man should take responsibility for getting the woman pregnant and where abortion is seen as a way for both to escape responsibility. Support comes from the family rather than society, which also means members of the family is responsible towards the family. The closer people holds to those values, the easier society accept laws like anti-abortion. Religion do play a supporting role in this by holding onto the values, but is itself not always in the center.