Author: A. Madorah Donahue

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-25

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 9780266726036

Excerpt from Children of Illegitimate Birth Whose Mothers Have Kept Their Custody It is difficult to follow the records of any considerable number of children who have been separated from their mothers in early in fancy, but studies of infant mortality rates tell the tragic story of the uneven chance for life itself that babies born out of wedlock have in contrast with those born in wedlock. A number of instances are found of suitable placements in foster homes, where the child's inter ests have been protected. Instances are found, too, of unsuitable placements that have worked much injury to helpless children. Adoption laws in most States fail to safeguard even those children who are accepted by foster parents with full legal responsibility.1 It has been possible to obtain records of children whose custody has been retained by their mothers, because certain institutions and agencies that advocate the plan of keeping children of illegitimate birth with their mothers and that have insisted on it in many cases, have kept in touch with the children thus provided for and have been able to supply information as to its results. Study of the origin of institutions and agencies rendering service to the unmarried mother reveals reasons for the development of the two distinct types of policies. Practically all except those of recent origin were established with one of two motives: The spiritual recla mation of women who were immoral or the protection of women who sought to conceal their maternity. Many of the latter type were commercial institutions operated for profit. That the child may be a factor in holding the mother to the path Of rectitude is Obvious. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.