She had apparently got to the
point where she honestly did not know that a child is the natural fruit of a union between a man and a
woman:
in her understanding «sex» is something done for pleasure, according to one's desires, whether lesbian or homosexual or whatever, and procreation an entirely
different matter connected with options presented
at various
times, possibly involving
in - vitro fertilization and test - tubes.
Domestic violence among the low income couples who would be targeted for the healthy marriage initiative is very rare.
In fact, only 2 percent experience domestic violence.Critics of the healthy marriage initiative often cite statistics showing that a high percent of middle - aged welfare mothers have suffered domestic violence
at some
point in the past.These figures are irrelevant for two reasons.First, the healthy marriage initiative will focus on younger
women around the
time of a child's birth, not older mothers with a long history of welfare dependence.The domestic violence rates are very
different for these two groups.Second, the fact a
woman has experienced domestic violence
in the past does not mean she is experiencing violence
in a current relationship, or that most prior relationships have involved violence.