Unwed Mothers in America

According to an Associated Press story today, “Seventy-two percent of black babies are born to unmarried mothers today, according to government statistics.… The black community's 72 percent rate eclipses that of most other groups: 17 percent of Asians, 29 percent of whites, 53 percent of Hispanics and 66 percent of Native Americans were born to unwed mothers in 2008, the most recent year for which government figures are available. The rate for the overall U.S. population was 41 percent.”

These high numbers amaze me. It is really difficult being an unwed or single mother, and these children suffer from effects as well.

I don't have any great words of wisdom and certainly not any solutions. But I do see clearly that this indicates a basic sickness in American culture. It will have negataive effects on the future, of that I am certain.
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LINK TO ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101106/ap_on_re_us/us_unwed_births72_percent


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