At 5:54 PM 11/24/96, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Doug is correct, a large part of the increase in 'unwed' births are due to
>the decreased fertility of married women.
That was my understanding, but it contradicts what the Urban Institute
fellow says. Anyone have some real numbers (to descend into
I find these following points very compelling. The rabid right to life
campaign against abortion has now made abortion completely unavailable in
something like 3/4 of all the states in the mainland usa.
maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>The technology change analysis also must in some way deal
Doug is correct, a large part of the increase in 'unwed' births are due to
the decreased fertility of married women. Just to add a few more points:
1. The largest proportion of increase in 'unwed' births is to caucasian
women.
2. I think the decrease in births to married women is in part due to
A futher point that begs mentioning on the relation between technology
and teen pregnancy is the gender specificity of the technological answer
being given. If I were a responsible young male with access to health
care, the best (morally -well besides abstinance- and least
physically harmful)
On Fri, 22 Nov 1996, Eban Goodstein wrote:
> The "theory" sounds persuasive to me-- the large rise in out of wedlock
> births clearly reflects changing social norms, which in turn are affected in
> major ways by technology. Attempts to reduce the phenomenon either to the
> availability of we
>Also: different but related: re: the struggle between Norfolk Southern and
>CSX to buy Conrail. Pennsylvania state law affirms that enterprises need
>not sell to the highest bidder but can also consider the needs of state
>residents, customers and suppliers (read workers) in such matters. This to
