But if I were part of a family of child-bearing age, I would avoid Florida like the plague. This isn’t my parents’ Florida – or even the Florida of 20 years ago when I moved here. Since 2018, Florida has made significant cuts in the social programs that support low-income families. I hope that the state will fully fund the agencies that support low-income families and the mothers who were forced to carry a child that her family couldn’t afford/didn’t want. I would also hope the state would offer low-income women free contraception so they can avoid being forced to have a baby.

Source: The Herald November 16, 2024 15:13 UTC