What Do We Owe to Poor Families?
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This essay argues that when there is a moral duty to procreate,
nonprocreators owe assistance in the task of providing for children, even
if their presence renders nonprocreators worse off. When new children
bring benefits to nonprocreators, they have a duty of reciprocity owed to
cooperating parents. If there is a moral duty to provide meaningful work
opportunities, especially to the worse off, we have special duties to help
poor people enjoy opportunities for the meaningful work of raising children.
Given the benefits of stable families for both their adult and child members,
justice requires facilitating the enjoyment of stable faily life by poor people.
nonprocreators owe assistance in the task of providing for children, even
if their presence renders nonprocreators worse off. When new children
bring benefits to nonprocreators, they have a duty of reciprocity owed to
cooperating parents. If there is a moral duty to provide meaningful work
opportunities, especially to the worse off, we have special duties to help
poor people enjoy opportunities for the meaningful work of raising children.
Given the benefits of stable families for both their adult and child members,
justice requires facilitating the enjoyment of stable faily life by poor people.
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Arneson, Richard J. “What Do We Owe to Poor Families?”. Law, Ethics and Philosophy, no. 2, pp. 7-31, https://raco.cat/index.php/LEAP/article/view/297539.
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