In 2013, all 50 states combined spent over $1 BILLION on attempted prevention of out of wedlock pregnancies. Yep, the states are blowing money on behavior modification based on outdated views of religion-based morality, instead of on basic needs like food and housing.There is a correlation between the number of parents in a household and poverty.
There is a correlation between poverty and learning.
There is a correlation between level of education and having a child outside of marriage.
Seems like a cycle to me. Maybe discouraging women from having those very expensive children on their own is behavior modification, but so are campaigns to end drunk driving and get people to quit smoking. The data are the data, and they trend worldwide. It doesn’t pay off for women, for kids or for society. (Which does make one question the campaigns against widely available and accessible birth control, but that is another issue.)
