Life in Ohio Post-Roe – The Next Baby Boom or Crash?

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Post-Roe decision Could Impact Baby-Formula Availability With Addition Births Projected

births abortion post roeThe post-Roe rise in births in the U.S. will be in some of the worst states for infant and maternal health. The immediate effects of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization closed clinics shifting abortion access across the map almost overnight. Although it is too soon to see a rise in babies born to mothers who did not wish to have them. An economics professor, Caitlin Myers estimates there will be approximately 50,000 additional births nationwide. A trend quickly started on TikTok where “camping” became the code word for abortions.

Young women have been more scared than ever, to get pregnant. These children could start the next anti-abortion movement  but America is unprepared to care for them and their birth mothers. But, plans are set “To make Ohio truly the best place in the nation to have a baby and raise a family…. [after] families have seen their freedom to make their own healthcare decisions stripped away.” Said Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo.

In Ohio, where a six-week abortion ban is stalled pending a court battle Governor Mike DeWine has proposed eliminating the tax on diapers and baby … Read More... “Life in Ohio Post-Roe – The Next Baby Boom or Crash?”

Cohabitation Births On The Rise As Marriage Stats Fall

Marriage Rates Decline While Births For Cohabitation Couples Increase According To A Recent Study

At Least One Child In Eight Is Born Into A Cohabitation Parent Family. Economic Factors Play Role In Non Marriage Births

cohabitation marriage birthsA recent study by the Council on Contemporary Families discusses the increase in cohabitating couples and planned children.  In births among cohabitating couples have increased 58% from 2006 to 2010. The study also suggests that half of these births were planned.  All in all, the rise in cohabitation is well documented, with cohabitation playing an increasingly prominent role in the lives of American adults and children. At least one child in eight is born into a cohabiting parent family, and this rate has doubled over the course of a single decade.

The increase in cohabitating union births leads to the question of why couples are not getting married as frequently as they had in the past.  Some insights may be gained from a recent NBC News article which interviews a 34-year-old mother, Anne-Marie Rinaldi, who has been cohabitating with her partner and fellow parent for the past decade. Ms. Rinaldi believes that having a child while cohabitating may become the “new normal.”  Ms. Rinaldi believes … Read More... “Cohabitation Births On The Rise As Marriage Stats Fall”