State Experience and Perspectives on Reducing Out of Wedlock Births

Author: The Lewin Group (Mark W. Nowak, Michael E. Fishman, Mary E. Farrell) Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services Publication: Department of Health and Human Services (website) Document Date:                  February 01, 2003 Category: Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock Related Categories: Public Policy > Family Public Policy > Welfare   This study examines the context for the development of legislation to reduce non-marital births, the effectiveness of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), and the level to which various states have taken advantage of such policies and legislation in the United States.  The significance of concurrent pieces of legislation and policies, such as illegitimacy bonuses, are also considered.   Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link