"First--Place greater responsibility upon social service workers, charities and all those having medical contact with the people and create a nationwide system of physical, mental and moral reports which would afford the government and every community a basis for intelligent action."Second--Appoint a commission of three or five in every community to decide if, couples should have progeny and determine when sterilization, isolation or free-will abstinence should be enforced.
"Third--I might grant pensions to those denied the right to have children, as a recognition of their contribution toward race betterment, just as we grant pensions to citizens who serve their country in other ways. The commission would also conduct educational campaigns to establish what sterilization and isolation really are and emphasize that the former is not a punishment, does not unsex the subject and causes no change beyond the elimination of parenthood.
"Fourth--Put the responsibility upon every mother to reduce maternity mortality. ... I would compel them to take measures to correct their health.
"Fifth--I would make parenthood a privilege. They would have to work for it.
"Sixth--Economics would be a factor. A man's earning potentialities, not his actual income at the time of the union, would be considered. I believe in birth control, not birth limitation, except. in certain cases. From the moment of marriage there would be a periodical check-up to make sure that the birth rate and financial standing were proportionate.
"Seventh--Treatment of children is important. Many parents prove they are unfit to have them. Parents who beat children 'because they have the right to would not be allowed to have any more.
"Eight--Certificates for parenthood, issued with the marriage license, would be compulsory. To obtain them both man and woman would undergo physical, mental and moral tests; family medical and mental history would be recorded and financial ability to rear children. There would be a black list and a white one. Those on the white list, bearing no children, would be privileged to adopt some. No child should be in an institution. ... "