“... I thought freepers were pro-life anti-death panels.. maybe I was wrong”.
I think secretly that many so called freepers would support this type of activity today simply as a way of limiting undesirables. IMHO, what they are failing to see if the term “undesirable” is not set in stone... it can be expanded to include anyone the government doesn’t want. I am all for limiting welfare so that people don’t keep having children in order to obtain more government money. What I will never support is a panel or agency that sterilizes people. Planned Parenthood relies on some of the same sentiment that I read here this morning. A consent form was signed by the person or parent, and a child born to a poor person is destined to be a drain on society. Hence, some people are “better” than others and the ones who don’t fall into a approved category are better off not being alive.
My sentiments as well...
In times past society practiced a form of "eugenics" in the fact those persons called "father" (I know archaic nowadays) would not allow their daughters or sons to marry potential "undesirables" and procreate a line of dysfunctional offspring or misfits ...I know I've tossed a few out the front door myself...
Also the lack of a massive welfare state in times past lent itself to some self control except for the really ignorant or stupid...
Giving ANY level of government ANY control over our ability to procreate is evil ...