Sure they can. They'll just demand that you and I pay for it, and bemoan the crazy notion that my money belongs to me - not their baby's pediatrician.
My daughter is married to a bum. I cannot afford to support them. She works 3 days a week. I and my wife watch the 2 year old terror. Luckily I was allowed to retire early. Still I wish that she would leave the bum and move back in with us!
Steve, you won't get me to disagree. Personally, I suggest we end government based schooling at all levels and let people pay for what they get. Period.