Single-Parent Families | Single Motherhood Is a Legitimate Choice
Katha Pollitt is an associate editor of the Nation, a liberal journal of opinion.
Summary: The decision to become a single mother is a rational choice for women who want children but do not need the economic security that marriage has traditionally provided. Society should recognize the legitimacy of this choice rather than blaming single mothers for social breakdown.
Murphy Brown’s baby apparently has a lot of real-life company. According to a census-bureau report, the percentages of white women and women with some college...
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