I agree alot with Ann, and yes I wish she wasn’t so sharp tongues, because they hear that, not the message. And yet I find myself considering single motherhood because I have been clinging to the hope of marriage and family and have still never been married. At 36 I feel almost out of time...and it pisses me off to see freak’n teenagers with children and getting by when an adult like me has honestly tried it the old fashion way. I’m no ulgy duckling and I keep getting asked why I’m not married. I’m starting to wonder about adult men and relationships!
Please, PLEASE don't do that to your child. Don't have a child that way just to fulfill your hopes, because it's about much more than you.
That's precisely what Ms. Coulter is talking about.
Assuming you have the financial capabilities to take care of a child, I'd say go for it. 36 year, financially stable women aren't really the demographic of single mothers that are an issue. Frankly, the problem with most single mothers is that they tend to be poor, uneducated and way too young to be able to take care of a kid. That's why you end up with their kids becoming criminals.
Established, educated and financially secure preofessional woman becoming single mothers is rarely an issue.
Consequences of Artificial MethodsIf you haven't read it, it's a real eye-opener. "The Pill" had a lot to do with the current sad state of affairs.Responsible men can become more deeply convinced of the truth of the doctrine laid down by the Church on this issue if they reflect on the consequences of methods and plans for artificial birth control. Let them first consider how easily this course of action could open wide the way for marital infidelity and a general lowering of moral standards. Not much experience is needed to be fully aware of human weakness and to understand that human beings—and especially the young, who are so exposed to temptation—need incentives to keep the moral law, and it is an evil thing to make it easy for them to break that law. Another effect that gives cause for alarm is that a man who grows accustomed to the use of contraceptive methods may forget the reverence due to a woman, and, disregarding her physical and emotional equilibrium, reduce her to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of his own desires, no longer considering her as his partner whom he should surround with care and affection.