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How Conservatives and the GOP Destroyed the "Traditional Family" They Claim to Treasure
The greatest threat to the American family is economic stress -- and the modern-day Republicans and social conservatives who preach family values are the ones who have done the most to imperil the American family. From union-busting and the outsourcing of jobs to developing countries and opposing universal health care, social conservatives have not only endangered the American middle class -- they have also made it increasingly hard to raise a "traditional" family.
During the summer of 2009, the Guttmacher Institute surveyed 947 fertile women (1834 years of age) with annual incomes under $75,000. Guttmacher reported that because of the economic downturn, 44 percent of the women surveyed wanted to reduce or delay their childbearing -- and 64 percent agreed with the following statement: With the economy the way it is, I cant afford to have a baby right now. That 64 percent increased to 77 percent among the women who had annual household incomes under $25,000.
More: How Conservatives and the GOP Destroyed the "Traditional Family" They Claim to Treasure | Reproductive Justice | AlterNet
The greatest threat to the American family is economic stress -- and the modern-day Republicans and social conservatives who preach family values are the ones who have done the most to imperil the American family. From union-busting and the outsourcing of jobs to developing countries and opposing universal health care, social conservatives have not only endangered the American middle class -- they have also made it increasingly hard to raise a "traditional" family.
During the summer of 2009, the Guttmacher Institute surveyed 947 fertile women (1834 years of age) with annual incomes under $75,000. Guttmacher reported that because of the economic downturn, 44 percent of the women surveyed wanted to reduce or delay their childbearing -- and 64 percent agreed with the following statement: With the economy the way it is, I cant afford to have a baby right now. That 64 percent increased to 77 percent among the women who had annual household incomes under $25,000.
More: How Conservatives and the GOP Destroyed the "Traditional Family" They Claim to Treasure | Reproductive Justice | AlterNet