Posted on 07/04/2023 5:00:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Parents who abused, abandoned or neglected their children will not be able to seek monetary support from them under amendments to an Act passed on Tuesday (Jul 4).
In his opening speech, Member of Parliament Seah Kian Peng (People's Action Party-Marine Parade) said the Maintenance of Parents Act is not intended to legislate or enforce filial piety, but to ensure children provide for needy elderly parents at a basic minimum level.
“It respects the duty of an adult to his parents, and requires that each of us carry this duty, rather than pass it onto our fellow men, in requiring that the state provides this private care,” he said.
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Its done already.
Social Security
Thousands of welfare programs
Health Insurance
And yet one of the worst forms of child abuse continues to go unpunished: parental alienation.
And yet one of the worst forms of child abuse continues to go unpunished:
ABORTION
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