Sex and the Recession

[Acsenray]

@MandaJo

@Der_Trihs

Teenage pregnancy was at its height back in the 50s, when there was plenty of stigma.

The teen pregnancy in the 50s was largely that of 18 and 19 year old girls who got married 15 minutes after high school graduation and pregnant 4 weeks on either side of that. There was not, as far as I know, any particular stigma against that.

We tend to use “teen pregnancy” and “unwed pregnancy” as synonyms, but they aren’t. The last 60 years have seen a steady fall in teen pregnancy and a steady rise in unwed pregnancy.

There was a huge number of out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies from the 1950s until Roe. For the most part, the mothers were forced to give up their babies for adoption. It’s called the “Baby Scoop.” Wikipedia estimates 4 million such forced adoptions.

[Hello_Again]

@acsenray

There was a huge number of out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies from the 1950s until Roe. For the most part, the mothers were forced to give up their babies for adoption. It’s called the “Baby Scoop.” Wikipedia estimates 4 million such forced adoptions.

The Girls That Went Away. Harrowing.