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Less Children Then Yesterday
These days, people try to limit the amount of children they have to one or two. Only a few decades ago, it was no surprise to hear of families as big as eight, or more, it was common to have children then, now it’s rarely heard of. It was also a lot more affordable. There are so many differences between that time and now. There are a rise in birth defects, a lager amount of possible diseases to pass on to a child such as diabetes and ADIS. Of course, you can’t forget about the expensive.
One of the reasons there are less children is because of abortion. Abortion is a lot safer then it was a few decades ago. It makes it a lot easer for women mentally to get them. In the years, 200-2003 there was a rate of 1.3 million abortions performed in each year in the United States
Another reason for a limited amount of children is because, it less likely for them to die. “In 1973, 90% of babies born at 28 weeks died, now more than 90% live. Little wonder that obstetricians no longer treat pregnancy as a disease, and now focus their attention on the well-being of both the fetus and its mother.” Says Sydney 01/30/2003 in her article “Technology and Life's Dominion." Since their were so many deaths, people had the tendency to have as many as possible, in the end, most of the time only 4 out of 12 of the children someone had would actually live. Now, that is not the case. Your child would most likely life so it’s no need of extra just in case, so that your husband would be pleased.
One of the main reasons people are having less children these days is because of financial crises. Many families who want children can’t afford to have more than one or two. The thing you need to raise a child is expressive. You need food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, and much more. In “The Basics Raising your quarter-million dollar baby,” By MSN Money staff, he mentions “For 2004, the newest data available, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that families making $70,200 a year or more will spend a whopping $269,520 to raise a child from birth through age 17. Higher-income families in urban areas in the West spend the most, $284,460.” Of course, since that was in only 2004 you can only imagine how high the price of a child is now. Now the $12,000 per year for a baby stages of life and more than $13,000 for a teenager.
It’s easy to see why populace limits their list of children so low. It is excessively expensive. You can barley afforded to live on your own these days so with a child it would be trice as hard. In addition, people also have the option of abortion, which is often used to change people’s minds of having a child at all. Last, your child will most likely have a full life so theirs no need to have any extra that would have a better chance at living. Why have so many children when the world tells you, “You don’t need them, it only makes life harder.”
Bibliography
“The Basics Raising your quarter-million dollar baby,” By MSN Money staff
“There are currently 1.3 million abortions performed each year in the United States
1,305,200 abortions”
"Technology and Life's Dominion", http://www.techcentralstation.com/1051/techwrapper.jsp?PID=1051-250&CID=1051-013003C, Sydney Smith 01/30/2003 ]
“1973, 90% of babies born at 28 weeks died, now more than 90% live. Little wonder that obstetricians no longer treat pregnancy as a disease, and now focus their attention on the well-being of both the fetus and its mother.”
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/06/09/127600351/cost-to-raise-a-child-300-000
“It Costs $222,360 To Raise A Child” by JACOB GOLDSTEIN
“The annual cost rises a bit as the child gets older — from less than $12,000 per year for a baby to more than $13,000 for a teenager.”
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