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...explosion have also had an effect. Liberalized abortion laws in 17 states have brought down the birth rate. University of Chicago Sociologist Donald J. Bogue has another suggestion. Among other things, says Bogue, a world in which the young reject their parents, use drugs and break laws may make parenthood seem simply less inviting than it once...
...perform and evaluate. There is also sentiment for limiting abortions to regular hospitals. Dr. Hall, a leader in New York's abortion-reform movement, feels that clinics are unsuited to handle the hemorrhaging that can result from even the most carefully performed abortion. Others, including spokesmen for Planned Parenthood, argue that clinic abortions are as safe as those performed in hospitals, and that eliminating clinics would deny many the opportunity to obtain abortions...
Damaging Years. Despite such troubles, many single mothers think that parenthood is the best thing that ever happened to them. "My complaints are minor," Peggy insists. "Ninetynine percent of the time, having Peter is a joy." Moreover, she believes, and her friends confirm, that she has changed for the better: "I've become a much softer person. I treat people with more kindness, and I'm less selfish...
Though it may be satisfying for mothers, is single parenthood good for children? The experts have their doubts. Psychological studies suggest that among unwed mothers, it is the most unstable who keep their babies. Some of these women, says Boston Psychiatrist Malkah Notman of Beth Israel Hospital, have a neurotic need to be "the sun in someone's universe." Others, says Boston Psychologist David Haughey, cling to their infants not out of love but out of anger. "They are either rebelling against parents who want them to give up their babies or trying to force the man who fathered...
PARENTS. "The rules of parenthood are simple enough: Be an adult and enjoy being an adult. Do not permit what you do not soberly approve. Set limits and see that they are kept. When should a parent turn over authority to the child? When the child stops reaching for authority and reaches for responsibility, and not before." STUDENT RADICALS. "I believe that unearned approval in childhood is the source of three traits common among the student radicals: 1) They are far less argumentative than young radicals used to be. Arguing takes listening. 2) They read surprisingly little, although they know...