Just a minute here. This woman’s problems seem to be twofold. First is that she is black, and second, that she lives in Flint.
If she was white and Mormon, and lived in Utah, would any of this be an issue? (Omit the detail about multiple biological fathers). Women can be single parents because their husbands die, as well.
I’m not really saying that she should be excused for her lack of morality, but that we should be clear about what, exactly, is the problem here.
Liberals are in the rather loathsome habit of using stories like this to justify abortion, with barely concealed racism and disdain for parenthood as well as despising other people as a whole. Let’s not just accept their axioms without really examining the situation. That happens far too much and often ends up with liberals getting their way in changes to public policy.
While we object to her behavior, remember that she is personally to blame, not her children, who didn’t have any say in their creation. So while we might like to see her, personally, punished or restricted in some way, it is more important that her children be provided at least the opportunity to not make the same mistakes.
This brings us to the subject of Flint, Michigan. This place actually contributes to her problems by supporting her lifestyle and bad habits. It is an impoverished place, and will likely inflict the same environment on her children that led to her proclivity in the first place.
So perhaps the best “welfare reform” that could be given for her and her family, would be to move them from Flint to a more supportive and wholesome area. There are vast areas of the US that do not have Flint’s problems and decay, and the vast majority would do much to redirect her children to a better way of life.
A life that doesn’t involve abortion, because it doesn’t have to.
What you're saying is that if every single fact in this case were different, then we would probably feel differently about it?
You're probably right. But what's the point?
Some people would find your statement pretty darned offensive. The woman in the article was entitled to the same 12 years of 'free' public education I was. Because of her race, she would have been entitled to more free or reduced higher education, not to mention job opportunities. Self control has nothing to do with race or social status, IMHO.
BTW.. were she Mormon of any race, there would more than likely be a Husband involved..last I heard they frown on adultry.