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Marriageable age

In a democratic country a person should have freedom to marry at any age they need to. The marriage age shouldn't be imposed upon the citizens by the government. 

Can increasing the marriageable age from 18 to 21 help reduce the population of a country?

if yes, then why there are adolescent pregnancies and abortions? The ever increasing rate of adolescent girls getting pregnant is not only alarming but also beyond control. The ever increasing adolescent abortion rate is also no less. As the girls aren't allowed to marry they either abort the child conceived out of wedlock or they throw the child after birth to get rid of the stigma of unmarried mother.

how has increase in marriage age solved the ever increasing population problem?

 

the government can only increase the marriageable age of the citizens of the country but can they stop them from having illicit relationships and children being born out of wedlock?

 

if the marriageable age is restricted by the government to control the population then shouldn't they also put restrictions on the age of live-in relationships?

In a live in relationship the child is conceived then what will the government do?

 

instead of wasting time in deciding the marriageable age of the citizens of the country(which definitely is an individuals natural need and their own right) the government should rather provide government service to all the citizens at the age of 18 years. Focus should be on providing jobs to the citizens rather than deciding the right age of marriage.

 

Can increasing the marriageable age from 18 to 21 years solve the problems of:-

1. Ever increasing population 

2. Adolescent girls getting abortions

3. Adolescent pregnancies 

4. Homeless children

 

so what's the point in increasing the marriageable age. Instead there shouldn't be any age restrictions on marriageable age. It should be the decision of an individual to marry right at puberty or anytime after that.

 

The government should realize that they are dealing with living beings and not some computer controlled robots where they can reduce population through increasing the marriageable age.

 

let's look at this problem from another perspective. The girl within the age group of puberty till 21 years aren't mature enough to know what's best for them regarding marriage and their body isn't in a position to be parent.

If the natural human system makes an individual able to reproduce after puberty that means their body is fit to conceive a child and deliver a child. If the mortality rate of women at child birth is high, its simply due to mal nutrition and lack of medical facilities available. What the nature has also already decided none can alter and control it.

 

 

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Sunshine

Mon 20th Dec 2021 16:34

If it's the irresponsible parent who goes into the dustbin then it's fine but it's the innocent children born out of wedlock they go into dustbins for no fault of theirs. Not only they go into dustbins but have to live a hard life after that as well.

The number of children born out of wedlock isn't restricted to any one regional group, society, country or religious group.....it's plaguing the whole world irrespective of their religion, caste, creed, country or society.

Such men whom you wish to see in dustbins won't stop having children from several women as it's their law, their social obligation or culture. Inorder to punish them or to put down a certain group of people we can't let innocent children be punished.

There should be a restriction on unemployed. The government should focus on the age limit after which each and every citizen should be highly payed employed.

Marriage or no marriage......population can't be controlled. Children will be born with or without wedlock in all countries, and from all religious groups.

There are several men from all religious groups who are father's of several children but they have no knowledge about them. Their own children are in dustbins and live life of beggars and become prostitutes and criminals. Such a sad state of affair.

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M.C. Newberry

Mon 20th Dec 2021 15:31

I imagine that the word "stability" is high on any government
agenda. No encouragement is likely to be given to any code of
conduct that veers from this social aim. We know of certain
origins who are arrogantly irresponsible, with single men
fathering children by various women and ducking obligations,
parental and financial with no apparent fear or concerns about
being held to account for their flippant disregard for those
they impregnate or bring into this world. I'd happily reserve a
dustbin for the likes of them!

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Sunshine

Mon 20th Dec 2021 15:17

If it's only about votes, politics and coming to power then be it. But it's more Deeper than we perceive.

The new world order. The order that us slowly taking over. This only time will tell, who will benefit from this NWO and who will be damaged.

As far as society is concerned or to say customs and traditions then these are a mixed bag of ancient and modern.

Focusing on marriageable age to control population isn't important as children are being born out of wedlock even. The number of children born out of wedlock is massive. In most societies an unmarried woman having baby is a big stigma. Inorder to avoid being stigmatized such girls and women either abort the child or throw them away after delivery.

So how has the increase in marriageable age controlled population. Rather it has given rise to several other problems, such as:-
1. Increase in adolescent abortions
2. Increase in adolescent pregnancies
3. Increase in homeless children
4. Increase in the child beggars and child labour.
5. Increasing number of homeless girls in prostitution
6. Increase in criminals
7. Ever increasing population
8. Increase in IVF due to late marriage

How exactly Increase in marriageable age controls population?

We can only have children after marriage? Before marriage if the young couple is in a relationship they can't have children? What a joke?

Marriage is our right. An individual if mature enough to get into a relationship with whom they want at any age, or can decide to abort, if they are mature enough to choose their education, profession then why are they considered immature for marriage.

Imagine if marriageable age is puberty then how many children can live with their parents. Imagine how the girls would raise their children rather than throwing them in dustbins. Imagine how much the problems of homeless children, forced prostitution, child labour etc can be solved. Children can have a home and can live with honour, dignity and care with their parents.

But the government is happy with adolescent abortions, pregnancy and throwing away of child after birth into dustbins and homeless children, forced prostitution etc. But they can't see the citizens live as husband and wife with full honour and respect together with their children. How ridiculous.

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M.C. Newberry

Mon 20th Dec 2021 14:43

Nature casts a mischievous eye on human efforts to control its designer-impulse to procreate. It takes no heed of artificial
impositions or constraints that can only limit its results not
really control them. Government should guide its citizens to
the course of least harm and best outcome. And famiiy should
be held accountable for supporting its members within the
context of the duty to employ the responsibility that "freedom"
within society demands. In short, let's get the State one step
removed until circumstances indicate a right and proper reason
to intervene once an age of consent has been thoroughly
investigated according to the customs and attitudes of the society it affects. Referendums anyone?? 😏

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