what do you think about texas planning to offer $500 to women who give up their babies for adopition?

Question

a lawmaker in texas is looking to offer women $500 if instead of abortion they choose to give the baby up for adoption within 30 days of birth.. bad idea? think it might encourage some women to get pregnant for $500?

Answer 1

I think it is sad that the gov't has to pay women to not kill their own flesh and blood. Shows you how messed up this world is.

Answer 2

I don't think it would make women get pregnant. Any woman that desperate isn't going to want to wait 9 months to get her money. I think most women who would choose to have abortions would still have them because it's a long time to wait for $500. For most women that would only cover a small part of their lost wages. Women who qualify for welfare already get much more than that in benefits.

I do foresee a problem with women giving their baby up, collecting the money and then "changing their minds". A woman has the right to change her mind until the court legally terminates her rights which can be months after the birth. The state can't force her to give up the baby and it would have a hard time proving that she was being dishonest about it. If she left the state, there wouldn't really be much it could do to get the money back.

I do think it could be a good incentive for mothers who are not ready for motherhood to give up their babies rather than abuse or neglect them. I gave a baby up for adoption when I was much younger and I didn't receive anything for it except some help with hospital bills. $500 would have made no difference in my decision but it might have made it easier for me to get some interview clothes after the birth. Believe it or not, I wasn't down to pre-pregnancy size by the time I was ready to go back to work.

Answer 3

I can't see any woman getting pregnant, going through 9 months of pregnancy and labor for a mere $500. I am prolife and all for preventing abortion, but this seems sleazy to me. As if a baby is only worth $500....gives me the creeps.

FYI Over population is actually a myth.

Answer 4

hopefully this will apply to WOMEN 21+. not to teenagers. cuz i definitely see some teens gettin knocked up just for the cash. maybe not on purpose but not using protection because "if they end up pregnant, they can just give it up for adoption and get $500!"

talk about backfire...
.they should try it in a specific city for a yr, and compare birth/ abortion/ pregnancy rates to see if they rise or fall...

Answer 5

That's nasty, and the way that global population is getting out of hand, it's stupid as well. The fewer births for the US, the better. Did you know in Africa the US drug companies are experimenting with population growth control? And we "wonder" why our birth rates have fallen dramatically over the last decade w/ throngs of ppl experiencing "infertility?" Hmmmm. At any rate, if we keep popping out babies there will be NO land, NO fresh water, and NO appropriate waste disposal for all the inhabitants in the US. As it is, people are crashing our borders in all directions trying to get into the country. Lawmakers should not be encouraging people to have children, THEY SHOULD BE PAYING PEOPLE TO STAY CHILDLESS because the population is horribly out of control. And for those of you who disagree.. I bet you "disagreed" with global warming too, until your relative croaked from 110F weather reported last summer...

Answer 6

It won't encourage anyone to get pregnant. But it is disgusting. It amounts to buying babies.

Answer 7

Why, so they can spend their lives being abused by their foster parents and the very system that is supposed to be in place to protect them?

Answer 8

good idea.. I feel this is great.. at least the babies will be safe from killing

Answer 9

i chose life.