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Sure, High Unwed Birth Rate is Caused by Welfare Dependency not Racism.
Helping someone get through a very rough patch is dependency dependent, the argument of a simpleton.
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Why are there more Black unwed mothers with more children than White unwed mothers and children?
There is no other answer, except the standard conservative go-to reason that the cause is government assistance a.k.a. welfare dependency!
Not because of systemic racism.
Not because Black women were less likely to use a highly or moderately effective method of contraceptive than White women. (Pregnancy in adolescents has decreased largely because adolescents are becoming more effective contraceptive users.)
Not because 16% of Black women at risk for unintended pregnancy are not using any form of contraception, compared with 9% of Hispanics, Asians, and Whites.
Not because unintended pregnancy is directly related to use of contraception as well as to the type of contraceptive method used.
Not because Black girls are suspended from school six times more often than White girls, and Black boys three times more often than White boys.
Not because of a mental health crisis; suicide death rates of Black girls, ages 13–19, have…
