Moral Debate ahead!

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "orionaut"
> --- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "victoriatangoman"
> wrote:
> > Perhaps, an intermediate step is to raise children, absent
parents,
> > but with teachers, caregivers, deeply involved. Think
intentional
> > orphans. In this case, though, they get the best of
everything, -
> > education, medical care, facilities, etc to give them the best
> > chance for succeeding in life (because we would want our future
> > settlers to succeed), unlike the scraps that the unfortunates
get
> > who have to go through the child welfare system in the West and
> > orphanages elsewhere.
>
> Surely you are aware that this is already being done?
>
> It's called ADOPTION, and it's been working out pretty well so
far.