From: John Beamish 

Speaking as someone with no kids ... I think even here in Canada the state
has supreme jurisdiction.  We have Jehovah's Witnesses who are taken to
court when denying blood transfusions (they usually lose); the numerous
social services agencies have similar opportunities (win some; lose some --
probably win more than they lose).

As for Cuba ... considering the level of literacy that the children now
have, the State's paramount rights may not necessarily be bad.

Finally, in the US for many years you had a draft -- here the State had
paramount rights even though you were an adult.

IOW, I'm not sure the argument is as clear cut as it first appears. The
more layers that are examined, the greater the complexity that evolves.


On Wed, 5 Apr 2000 13:42:42 -0700, Randall Parker  wrote:
>At least they're honest about it
>[snip]
>Critics have long complained that the Cuban Constitution gives the state
>paramount rights in raising children, especially when there is a
>conflict with the parents.

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