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No one is saying we want MORE babies.  We simply want babies to have a better start to life and for new moms not to suffer.  You don’t seem to realize how many women are forced to return to work after such a short period of time.  You just don’t get it. 
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I understand wanting to give babies and better start in life and not wanting moms to suffer. But isn't the better option just to not have children...? To me, providing paid maternity leave is encouraging people to have more babies.[b] If you cannot afford to provide for a child without having tax payers pay for it, or your employer pay you for not working, then I'm not sure you should be having a child. [/b]That is why they offer those programs in Europe, to encourage population growth. [/quote]

This isn’t just about money.  So many women have to leave their jobs because they can’t even get enough UNPAID leave.  Middle class women are affected the most because most can afford to drop out of the workforce but this negatively affects them long term.  You don’t want women quitting their jobs and no longer paying taxes because they had a child.  You’re basically discriminating against 50 percent of the workforce.  Paid (or even unpaid) leave provides more of a level playing field for men and women.  How should a woman continue a career and have kids (it’s not like her husband can birth kids) if she can’t have enough time off of work to recover , bond and then return to work?
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Well, I'm not sure I agree with your "50% of the workforce" comment, if you take out all the women who don't want to have children, want to have children and stay home, or want to have children and are able to fund their own maternity leaves. But actually, yes, I think I agree with a guaranteed UNPAID 3-month leave. And I think even employers of nannies could work with that.[/quote]

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