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Uncomfortable Truths about Family Breakdown; Children without married parents miss out on more than just income.
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Topic Started: Dec 29 2013, 02:16 AM (564 Views)
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Mountainrivers
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Dec 30 2013, 01:39 AM
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In the United States
According to a study published in 2011—
1. In 2006, 49% of pregnancies were unintended—a slight increase from 48% in 2001.
2. Among women aged 19 years and younger, more than 4 out of 5 pregnancies were unintended.
3. The proportion of pregnancies that were unintended was highest among teens younger than age 15 years, at 98%.
4. Between 2001 and 2006, the proportion of pregnancies that were unintended—
A. Declined from 89% to 79% among teens aged 15–17 years. B. Increased from 79% to 83% among women aged 18 and 19 years and from 59% to 64% among women aged 20–24 years. C. Large increases in unintended pregnancy rates were found among women with lower education, low income, and cohabiting women.
It's near impossible to come from a broken home if you were never born to dysfunctional, uneducated, under educated, and irresponsible women.
IMO this is the source of much of the ills in our society. Drug and mental health issues, crime, low school achievement, high dropout rates. What to do? You can't force people to become committed responsible parents. Those who can't should be encouraged to not procreate IMO. Best way would be through financial incentives.
So pay someone to not get knocked up. I feel at times I fell down the rabbit hole and the mad hatter is chasing me. Other financial incentives could be made available such as free abortions. If they were available, it would surely decrease the number of unwanted births.
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Dec 30 2013, 01:46 AM
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- Mountainrivers
- Dec 30 2013, 01:39 AM
- Pat
- Dec 30 2013, 01:34 AM
- tomdrobin
- Dec 30 2013, 01:02 AM
- Pat
- Dec 29 2013, 03:33 AM
In the United States
According to a study published in 2011—
1. In 2006, 49% of pregnancies were unintended—a slight increase from 48% in 2001.
2. Among women aged 19 years and younger, more than 4 out of 5 pregnancies were unintended.
3. The proportion of pregnancies that were unintended was highest among teens younger than age 15 years, at 98%.
4. Between 2001 and 2006, the proportion of pregnancies that were unintended—
A. Declined from 89% to 79% among teens aged 15–17 years. B. Increased from 79% to 83% among women aged 18 and 19 years and from 59% to 64% among women aged 20–24 years. C. Large increases in unintended pregnancy rates were found among women with lower education, low income, and cohabiting women.
It's near impossible to come from a broken home if you were never born to dysfunctional, uneducated, under educated, and irresponsible women.
IMO this is the source of much of the ills in our society. Drug and mental health issues, crime, low school achievement, high dropout rates. What to do? You can't force people to become committed responsible parents. Those who can't should be encouraged to not procreate IMO. Best way would be through financial incentives.
So pay someone to not get knocked up. I feel at times I fell down the rabbit hole and the mad hatter is chasing me.
Other financial incentives could be made available such as free abortions. If they were available, it would surely decrease the number of unwanted births. I could go along with that. Have the state cut a deal and reduce the procedure costs in bulk.
Morning after pill dispensers on every street corner along with condoms. Signs showing how to use them in cartoon style for the illiterate.
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Mountainrivers
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Dec 30 2013, 01:54 AM
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- Pat
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- Pat
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- tomdrobin
- Dec 30 2013, 01:02 AM
- Pat
- Dec 29 2013, 03:33 AM
In the United States
According to a study published in 2011—
1. In 2006, 49% of pregnancies were unintended—a slight increase from 48% in 2001.
2. Among women aged 19 years and younger, more than 4 out of 5 pregnancies were unintended.
3. The proportion of pregnancies that were unintended was highest among teens younger than age 15 years, at 98%.
4. Between 2001 and 2006, the proportion of pregnancies that were unintended—
A. Declined from 89% to 79% among teens aged 15–17 years. B. Increased from 79% to 83% among women aged 18 and 19 years and from 59% to 64% among women aged 20–24 years. C. Large increases in unintended pregnancy rates were found among women with lower education, low income, and cohabiting women.
It's near impossible to come from a broken home if you were never born to dysfunctional, uneducated, under educated, and irresponsible women.
IMO this is the source of much of the ills in our society. Drug and mental health issues, crime, low school achievement, high dropout rates. What to do? You can't force people to become committed responsible parents. Those who can't should be encouraged to not procreate IMO. Best way would be through financial incentives.
So pay someone to not get knocked up. I feel at times I fell down the rabbit hole and the mad hatter is chasing me.
Other financial incentives could be made available such as free abortions. If they were available, it would surely decrease the number of unwanted births.
I could go along with that. Have the state cut a deal and reduce the procedure costs in bulk. Morning after pill dispensers on every street corner along with condoms. Signs showing how to use them in cartoon style for the illiterate. But, but, but, you righties complain constantly about even requiring insurance companies to pay for contraception. Imagine the outcry if either your idea or mine were to be enacted.
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Pat
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Dec 30 2013, 01:59 AM
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Two different issues. The constitution has protections for the religious among us. I have no problem at all with insurance policies covering abortions, contraception, sterilization and such. In fact, how many health issues would be prevented in the process?
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Mountainrivers
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Dec 30 2013, 03:20 AM
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Two different issues. The constitution has protections for the religious among us. I have no problem at all with insurance policies covering abortions, contraception, sterilization and such. In fact, how many health issues would be prevented in the process? Damn, Pat, sometimes you're too reasonable to believe.
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Dec 30 2013, 03:44 AM
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So pay someone to not get knocked up. I feel at times I fell down the rabbit hole and the mad hatter is chasing me. Perhaps a bonus for getting a vasectomy or tubes tied for those with substance, mental health issues or chronic dependency. Kind of a kinder gentler eugenics.
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Dec 30 2013, 03:53 AM
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Maybe we could also hire some more government employees to show them how to put the condoms on.
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