Reply #26: Why would I be joking?

[The2ndWheel]

"The whole point about having a society is to share the wealth, share the burden, specialize to become efficient, and to protect each member. Kids, in particular, cannot be protected easily, unless the state can interfere with the sperm donor's and the egg hatcher's rights as parental units if those parental units do not meet some basic, life-saving standard. Otherwise, you relegate kids to a role of property, chattel, cattle even, and make them subservient to the whims and crimes that some parents might commit."

Like I asked, at some point, will it become inefficient to have the role of parent exist? Will parenting become a specialized occupation regulated by the state? How can you leave the life of the child to the whims of diverse sets of parents with goals that may not coincide with the requirements of the state for the health and welfare of future productive members of society?