The Archive · 1939

Unmarried Mothers

The case of the unmarried women who become pregnant is referred te The committee speaks of "a loosening of the bonds of sexual morality," and comments: "Proper sex education is often the only weapon which can be used to create a clearer understanding in these matters, but any detailed examipgtign on this point would be out side our province. The cruelty and social censure to which unmarried mothers and their illegitimate children were ebpütponly subléped in the past are undoubtedly being replaced at the present day by a kindly and more tolerant attitude. We trust social workers will continue to direct their efforts towards spreading more widely humane and enlightened attitude."

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