Men who? Birth rates show trend.(Editorials)(Editorial)

From: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | Date: September 2, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Joe Stone For The Register-Guard

The title from the campy, lurid cover of Maureen Dowd's recent best seller - "Are Men Necessary?" - poses a provocative question intended to be tongue in cheek. But recent evidence suggests it may be a serious question on the minds of more and more women.

Since the early 1970s, birth rates among adult unmarried women (ages 20 to 39) have more than tripled for white women, rising to about 50 per 1,000 ...

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