Blog #11 - Working Poor Women’s Unpaid Labor

I found an article in the Washington Post, titled “Unwanted Pregnancies Rise for Poor Women” it spoke about how women are not wanting their children and choosing to end their pregnancy a lot more these days. There was a very interesting statement in the article. “Poor women in America are increasingly likely to have unwanted pregnancies, whereas relatively affluent women are succeeding more and more in getting pregnant only when they want to, according to a study analyzing federal statistics.” Stated author Marc Kaufman. This has always been an issue on what to do when you get to this point in life, and get thrown a curveball like this. Now at this point in the stage do you consider this a good thing or a bad thing? Personally I have a hard time with this. I in no way shape or form believe in abortion unless it’s going to kill the mother or the pregnancy is the cause of a rape. Otherwise, I think it’s something that should not be allowed. People need to have more responsibility for their actions. Now on the other hand, I have a hard time with individuals who cannot support their children. I know I sound very harsh and cynical.

On the other hand though I understand things happen, they just do. In my opinion those programs are there for unfortunate circumstances. Not to be the primary means of feeding children since the parents don’t want to work. In the first video on this section, there was a family profiled. The Hamilton’s are a family that I think make a great example of what these programs are for. The father OB currently does not care what jobs he can get. Right now, it’s all about finding work. After being laid off from a very good truck driving job and his wife being laid off too, it created an unfortunate circumstance that they needed help with. These programs do just that. They are looking forward to the day they can come off the programs and support their home again.

While on the other hand the second video that profiled Miriam Schamp all she could say was I pray that god will take care of me. I know he will. Those are the individuals that want someone else to take care of them. They have no self drive to get out there and better themselves. Sad, but unfortunately true.

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Kaufman, M. (2006, May 6). Unwanted Pregnancies Rise for Poor Women. The Washington Post, Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/04/AR2006050400820.html