A large part of the recent initiative from pro-life groups founded by women is to make pregnancy, giving birth, and raising children as comfortable and lifestyle-friendly as possible. This initiative requires tackling the basics needs of new moms. The most noted need on that list?
You’ve guessed it… money.
Thanks to small armies of stay-at-home-moms and women in the blogosphere, there is now a hefty selection of resources ranging from how to make your own laundry detergent to tailored information on seeking a raise for mothers in the workforce.
Feminists For Life unveiled its newest, and largest ever, magazine entitled ‘Raising Kids on a Shoestring’, a pro-active publication designed to give pregnant and new parents more economic freedom by providing them with money-saving and earning tools, while The Globe and Mail is offering maternity clothes shopping advice in its investment blogs.
Though every blogger and columnist may not consider themselves pro-life, they’re all part of a community serving new and soon-to-be parents, and this, in effect, helps to alleviate some of the economic factors associated with abortion by spreading the wealth of money-saving information. As a parent myself, who lives a long distance from the typical support group of family and friends, I welcome this make-shift community of penny pinchers with open arms.
Help save a dollar, help save a life.
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Andrea Mrozek says
May 22, 2010 at 4:04 pmJennifer, great post. American stats show finances are a big reason why women have abortions. No existing Canadian stats exist that I’m aware of. Better, supportive communities might mean fewer abortions.
Julie Culshaw says
May 22, 2010 at 7:18 pmI recall the change in our family’s financial status when we went from two children to three. Suddenly things needed changing. The living space was too small, the car was too small, the older kids no longer received hand-me-downs as they were just that much too old. There seemed to be a qualitative change in lifestyle with #3.
I know that little things, like the car seat rules, can be quite an obstacle to parents. the new car seats are bulky and you can’t fit three side by side, which requires the family to get a van. And once you have more than four children, you have to size up to a mini bus to accommodate all the children. Let alone take anyone else in the car.
These are significant problems that young parents have to overcome, and it is ironic that the time when you need money the most, i.e. when your family is young and growing, is usually when you have the least amount of money. And the pressure for the second income becomes difficult to resist. No wonder we don’t see largish families anymore; they are economically very difficult in today’s society.