Slander and/or Libel
Figs
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« on: January 27, 2016, 08:36:17 AM » |
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Very generous parental leave
Very generous day care subsidies
Very generous adoption subsidies
Very generous subsidies for women with an unwanted pregnancy willing to give the child up for adoption, to cover the cost of pre- and post-natal care
Basically, if you want fewer abortions and more families together, you have to attack those problems where they lie. I don't have numbers, but I'd have to imagine that many women would consider carrying a pregnancy to term to give up a child for adoption if their health care costs for doing so weren't going to be financially ruinous. Similarly, more people would consider adoption if it didn't entail spending tens of thousands of dollars on top of just the regular costs of raising a child.
On the marriage front, we all know that financial woes can have significant impacts on relationships. Guaranteeing generous parental leave for the birth (or illness) of a child helps families prioritize each other over work. Similarly, granting generous subsidies for day care helps families not have to stretch themselves thin to the brink of disaster. Many marriages that might otherwise succeed fail because of the strain put on them by financial concerns.
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