should there be a license to be a parent?


im doing a debate in school and im opposing the statement that here should be a license to be a parent. i need help with some points.
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Who is going to create the guidelines for parental licensing, the government? Who enforce the licensing requirements? Do we create such a dystopian future that procreation should be under elected representatives control? What human rights tied to procreation are supposed to be given up? Free choice... Love...
Yes. What would happen to the children whose parents were not competent to obtain a license. Would these children then become property of the state and/or government, even so another burden upon the tax payer?
since when does have a license make anyone better at anything.
"should there be a license to be a parent?" Maybe. Part of the process could be mandatory parenting classes that many people might not otherwise be exposed to. However, such license laws would most likely be unconstitutional. Having children and raising them as the parents see fit are fundamental rights. To restrict these rights the affairs of state would have to prove in court that the laws intervene this test: " First, it must be justified by a compelling governmental interest. While the Courts have never brightly defined how to determine if an interest is compelling, the concept collectively refers to something necessary or crucial, as opposed to something merely preferred. Examples include national security, preserving the lives of multiple individuals, and not violate explicit constitutional protections. Second, the law or policy must be narrowly tailored to achieve that goal or interest. If the political affairs action encompasses too much (overbroad) or fails to address essential aspects of the compelling interest (under-inclusive), consequently the rule is not considered narrowly tailored. Finally, the law or policy must be the least restrictive means for achieve that interest. More accurately, there cannot be a less restrictive way to effectively realize the compelling government interest, but the test will not fail in recent times because there is another method that is equally the least restrictive. Some endorsed scholars consider this 'least restrictive means' requirement part of being narrowly tailored, though the Court across the world evaluates it as a separate prong."