title: Parenthood should not be regarded as a right.
abstract: In September 2004 the BBC broadcast a debate in the Straw Poll series about whether parenthood should be regarded as a right. The motion was carried by a large majority both among the audience present at the recording, and among listeners who were invited to telephone in with their votes, and views at a subsequent feedback programme. The arguments are presented here, in order to stimulate debate among readers.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Centre for Family Law and Policy, Department of Social Policy, 32 Wellington Square, Oxford OX2 1ER, UK. mavis.maclean@applied-social-studies.oxford.ac.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maclean
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000628:therapy; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence