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All I can think of as far as a "right" to have children is, Thank God that doesn't stop people from conceiving. Shit parents or not, if people had to prove themselves as good parental material the world would most probably be vacant. My wife beater dad, and depressed mom probably should never have reproduced, but I am soooooooo grateful they did, even when life sucks, at least I get to live it.
It's not a right, it's a gift. One that, when you are ready to open it, can be THE most rewarding and devastating experience a human can know. If one has to justify having a child, then maybe they should not have one, there is no true justification for procreation except the perpetuation of a species and the base desire to proliferate, albeit outside of farm hands and donor siblings. It is the experiment of living, of life, of experiencing that which changes your reality. It is creation, a moment in which tangible effort spills forth from a body and, if your ready, captivates existence. It is the awakening to more than just living til you die, but living so that others may live beyond you.
I do believe forced sterilization "Compulsory sterilization" still exists for some criminals and mentally disabled individuals, therefore, it is not necessarily a right if you are proven to be grossly inadequate as a parent.
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you can tell them all you want but it won't matter until they think it does
p.s. I contradict my contradictions, with or without intention, sometimes. 
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