The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Now that we have accepted that women are free to have as many children as they wish or they can bear, and we have excoriated the hapless Richard Lightbourn for his unwise, unfortunate and offensive remarks at the FNM Convention last week, perhaps we can use some of that passion positively to effect change to a problem which we have been ignoring for decades- responsible parenting.

I suggest that we take the opportunity while  the topic is fresh on our minds to consider several aspects of this problem including the following:

1. Finding a way to censure men who spread their seed indiscriminately and then ignore the fruit of their loins.

2. Giving consideration to having stiffer penalties for fathers who do not maintain their children and ignore maintenance orders from the courts.

3. Being more diligent  in prosecuting more men who impregnate underaged girls. (In this connection facilitators should also be included).

4. Giving consideration to a less humiliating and more effective way for mothers to enforce maintenance orders.

5. Having judges experienced and knowledgeable in family law hearing family matters.

JEANNE I THOMPSON  

Nassau,

August 4, 2016.