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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I worked one year as a social worker and I can tell you with 100% certainly that the most critical thing any society, state for govt can do is provide free, and easy birth control to every single woman starting at age 15.  I never once saw a single woman have any hope of getting out of poverty once she was pregnant (or pregnant again).  I will never get why republicans haven't pushed this? god knows they hate poor people and especially poor people having kids.[/quote]

The PP citing the Colorado initiative giving free or minimal cost IUDs to teens, particularly teen mothers, is an example of this. If it is accessible and affordable, most women will choose to control their fertility. Will there be outliers? Sure, of course. But what we see in different large demographic trends is that, if given the choice and it is available, the majority of women choose to both delay motherhood and have fewer children. Where the rubber meets the road here, for me, is that this should be something both political parties agree on. Fewer pregnancies, fewer abortions, fewer people having kids in poverty that rely on the state. Should be a win for all, right?

It is not this way for obvious reasons. [/quote]

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