A 23 year old Mexican woman is being detained for allegedly selling her 5-month old baby. Should she be punished? It sounds ridiculous, I know, to allow for the exchange of children. After all, that is child trafficking, and surely that would lead to widespread child-abuse. Wouldn’t paedophiles simply buy children to sexually abuse? Yeah, sure, but what if we regulate it…?
In many states one must undergo a background check in order to purchase a gun. What if the same is applied to selling children, only far more rigorous background checks? I know that adoption is available, but surely a legitimate market for children exists. After all, this Mexican woman was able to sell her baby. If a legitimate market is allowed to be created, with rigorous background checks and regulation, a market in children might actually be beneficial to both biological parent and child. How?
Well, to start, the most common child-seller will be the poor. They need the extra income and certainly will be hard-pressed to feed another mouth. And, conversely, the most common purchaser of children will be rich. So the child, instead of growing up under the strains of poverty, will instead live a life of relative luxury and be able to attend the finest schools. What’s wrong with that? We do not consider adoption immoral…why should we consider the legitimate sale of children any differently?
Am I crazy?
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