Religious devotion does not impact abortion decisions of young unwed women

WASHINGTON, DC Unwed pregnant teens and twenty-somethings who attend or have graduated from private religious schools are more likely to obtain abortions than their peers from public schools, according to sociological research published in the June issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behav...

More Single Women Are Having Babies

... health officials. In the United States, 40 percent of births are now to unwed mothers, and most of these are to women in their 20s, not teenagers, accord...in the report include: Countries with a higher percentage of births to unwed mothers than recorded in the United States include Iceland (66 percent), Sw...

Steep Rise in Number of Babies Born Out of Wedlock

...emarkable increase in the number of babies born to unwed mothers, worldwide.// The statistics show that...our babies out of ten born last year were borne by unwed mothers.It is generally believed that only teen-ag...ey are not driving this." This phenomenon of unwed parentage was not limited to any specific ethnicit...

Unwed mothers find it difficult to attract potential life partner

...women. Over one-third of female-headed families with children live in poverty compared to only 6 percent of married couples with children. “Most unwed mothers want to have a satisfying marriage and family, but have significant obstacles to finding a good mate,” according to the researchers. As a...