by mk

Interesting article. However, I hate when writers get away with this:

After all, child abandonment is nothing new and it's certainly not rare in the United States. Over 400,000 children are in the foster care system waiting to be placed in homes, thousands of parents relinquish their children every year. One woman even sent her adopted child back to his home country with an apology letter pinned like a grocery list to his chest. Whether it's because of hardship or not, many Americans are giving up on parenthood.

The conclusion is not necessarily supported by the preceding evidence. For all we know the data could be moving the other way. The number of children in foster homes could be falling.

Personally, I am a happy parent. But, I would never suggest to anyone that parenthood would make them happier. It very well may, but it also might not.

Contraception should be accessible to all. Few things are more tragic than an unwanted child.