Whats Behind the High Birth Rate of Women on Welfare?
What’s Behind the High Birth Rate of Women on Welfare? Monday August 25, 2008Why is the birth rate of women receiving welfare three times the birth rate of women not on welfare? My colleague Robert Longley, Guide to US Government Info, examines this in “Welfare Continues to Drive New Births“. Civil Liberties Guide Tom Head points out that conventional wisdom about ‘welfare mothers’ and higher birth rates ignores the fact that “lack of access to health care, including birth control (which is expensive, prescription-only, and not covered on most insurance plans), is at least as much of a culprit. Another: Women in desperate situations often want the emotional stability that a baby provides.” Comments (3)See All Posts
