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The big argument is, who owns your child? You or the state?

They're literally half of your DNA; made from you and another person. The hardcore libertarian will say you should be able to allowed to use your kid for labor or raise them to work in a brothel (literally heard this argument in real life).

And at one time, this was more true than not (like the movie Pretty Baby). Today the State says there are some things you cannot do. You can't beat your child. You can't break your child's bones. You can't fuck your child. You can't let other people fuck your child. You have to feed, cloth and take care of your child.

I'd like to hope most people can agree those are significant improvements for humanity. We now give children 16~20 years of protection before they have to face the realities of this world.

But now we get into more of the weird luxury belief stuff. Can the state be forced to medicate your child? Can you refuse certain health treatments the State mandates for your child? Can a child be taken away from you because you are teaching that child certain moral believes (like homosexuality or abortion is right/wrong?)

Today, you only partially owns your child, and the state partially owns your child, and those lines are currently changing and being argued about.