Conjugal rights

There is no exact law as of now. The petition will be taken up for the next hearing on May 24. I'm not sure about the humanitarian grounds...these people killed the child of other people...what right do they have to beget a child? And seeing the kind of genes this child is going to be born with, even if the child will be well taken care of, what guarantee that he/she might not be a threat to society later? Quoting examples from other countries, their lawyer contended that the experiment of granting conjugal rights in these countries had been sucessful.

Your points are very valid that if they bear a child he may be a threat to th society. However, I am not aware whether they are hardened criminals (they both) or they just did it (i.e. killed the other child) once. Let us wait for the next hearing. (Please keep me update about this case).

What Deepak?-"just did"something-as innnocent as killing an adoloscent child??

Exactly how I feel too. Though I am all for people's rights and all that stuff...I wonder if these people have the right to even bring a child into this world ...who no.1 has all the chances of turning out like the parents and being a threat to society in a few years' time (of course, it could be the opposite too...but why take a chance in a case like this one?) and no.2 like you pointed out...what right do they have to beget a child when they were the reason for another set of parents to lose their child? We don't even know if that was an only child (not that it matters even if he wasn't). Don't they have the right to have their child....one that these people have cruelly done away with!

Yes Sree!

I would not assume that the child would be like the parents but who is going to raise and support that child? I don't think genetics have much to do with it. I think it is all in how they child is raised. Hey, Charles Manson had children that were raised by others and their idenity was hidden. It would be interesting to know how these kids turned out. Those were kids that were born prior to the parents going to jail. Why would we let them have this time while in jail?

Uh-oh...what they want is a progeny...which won't happen if they are sterilised, would it? Of course, it would also be an excuse to see each other...who knows. But their counsel submitted that the couple could be separated the day the woman's pregnancy was confirmed. And they did specify that they wanted to beget a child before the man was hanged. According to their plea, propagation of progeny is ingrained in the fundamental right to life. "They have sought permission to live together in the jail for the sole purpose of procreation so that their family lineage could be continued".

The husband is going to be put down...the wife will serve life sentence.

After what they did they have voided any of their human rights as they have proved by their actions they are less than human. If the law does not allow for them to be put down ( which would have been the best option for society) then the next best thing would be to steralise/castrate the couple. Sorry, no sympathy for them at all.

You are right! I had not thought of the tax aspect...yeah...we are paying for these people!!

Though I agree that a child will not necessarily become a criminal (nature vs nurture theory is still being debated), I don't believe in having a child just to continue the family line. By the same logic you mentioned, the couple were raised by their parents ...who would be the ones taking care of the child if it is allowed to be born. Wouldn't the conditions that they raise the child be the same as the conditions they raised the parents in? And if that's the case, then wouldn't there be higher chances of the child turning out like the parents?

One would hope the grandparents would have learned from their mistakes, especially if their offsprings are in prison. Also, if the state deems the grandparents to be unfit, wouldn't the children be placed in foster care?

lol..if it's about the money..I'll let them know you are interested and have volunteered to take it:)

The victim was a 16 year old boy who was abducted for ransom. The boy was administered an overdose of sedatives which killed him. It wasn't mentioned if this was done intentionally or unknowingly. Whatever the case may be, he had a right to live too..and he was someone's son who had lived with them for 16 years and his life was taken away because of the act of this couple. How can they ask for the right to procreate?

The petition will be taken up the next hearing on May 24.

This is in India and they have not been granted the right yet. The petition is coming up for hearing again on May 24th. I'll have to look for a link. I read about it in the newspaper a couple of days back. I agree that they have no right to bring a child into this world. It would be another case if the woman was already pregnant...but since that's not the case...they should not be allowed to try and have a baby..that's how I feel.