时间：2022-07-24 08:01:18
With the development of the era, the traditional concepts of marriage, family and child-bearing are changing gradually by trial marriage, unmarried cohabitation and extramarital affairs. Nowadays, illegitimate children have become the unavoidable social problem. In China, illegitimate children face the problem of “unregistered household”, namely no household registration and identity card. Though they live actively in society, they are not recognized by society. So, the survival and the legitimate rights and interests of illegitimate children become one of the focuses of public opinion.
Sadness of illegitimate children
In recent years, tragedies of illegitimate children often appeared in newspapers. A few days ago, a chilling and shocking scentence gathered people's attention after it was reported on Sina, Sohu, and other mainstream portal websites, as well as some traditional news media like Shanghai Daily. “In my opinion, people of Population and Family Planning Commission and Public Security Bureau are so bad that when I grow up I will join the gangdom to revenge them.” While the public were eager to label this sentence as "anti-society" and "anti-humanism", they found that the peoson who said this amazing scentence turned out to be an eight-year-old student of the first grade of an elementary school.
It is reported that this boy was a “illegitimate child. His embarrassing identity with no registered permanent residence causes great pressure on his heart. On the one hand, in terms of the invisible culture level, he was a product of immorality; on the other hand, in terms of reality,he was a child with no "rights" -- because he had no account and no ID card, which meant that he was unable to prove his legal identity, even couldn't receive the free compulsory education. With these problems, it was not surprising that the child of eight spoke out these words that couldn't be imagined by other children of the same age.
China is one of the few countries in the world which implements the management of household registration system. Since Chinese citizens are born, their personal rights have been closely linked with their registered households. Although the registered household is only a proof of identity, it plays a very important role in today's society. It decides the legal status of a natural person as a civil subject. Specifically speaking, it affects an individual’s education, employment, social security and other aspects. If you have no registered household, you cannot enjoy the benefits of different kinds of social insurance, apply for subsistence allowance, apply for low-rent houses, conduct marriage registration, open a bank account or even get a driving license... This group is free from the social security system. With the nationwide network of identity management, they are faced with more and more difficulties.
In fact, Xiaojie is only one of the children with the same experiences. According to the sixth nationwide census, there are 13 million people with no registered households, accounting for 1% of the total population throughout the country. That is to say, in every 100 people, there is a person without a registered household. To most people with no registered households, it is really very hard to get a registered household.
In fact, the growing number of illegitimate children is not unique for China. According to latest data of the national bureau of statistics in UK, the number of illegitimate children makes the historical record in 2012, accounting for 47.5%. In England and Wales, nearly 347,000 newborns are born in illegitimate families or "civil partners", the ratio of which is as high as 47.5% (“civil partner” is a peculiar legal concept in the countries such as Britain, particularly referring to the registered same-sex partners protected by law). This proportion is increased by 7% compared with 10 years ago. According to the trend, it is predicted that by 2016, the proportion of illegitimate children in Britain will exceed 50%. Tim Lawton, Former Minister of British Children Affairs, said, “The environment of illegitimate families” is not conducive to the healthy growth of children. Illegitimate children are more likely to become poor students in school, or have different kinds of psychological problems, and are more easily infected with drugs, alcohol and other bad habits. Christie Gay, principal of “Social Justice Center", a Right-Wing Think-Tank Organization founded by Minister of British Employment and Pensions Ian Duncan Smith, said that children growing in married families could better choose their own life according to some evidence.
Who makes me become an illegitimate child with “unregistered household”?
Like Xiaojie, many children come to the world before their parents get marriage registration. In fact, when the children “with unregistered households” grow up year by year, they can't enjoy the benefits of legitimate children, which lays deep hidden danger for society. If the words of the 8-year-old boy are innocent, who can guarantee that when they become adults, they will not have “anti-social” feeling in their hearts. In today's society, nobody is an isolated island. If the hidden trouble of people with no resigtered households can’t be solved, they will violate the rights of innocent people and everyone may be associated with their trouble.