Single Parenting

I read an article this morning that talks about a radio annoucer, annoucing that she is pregnant. Typically, this wouldn’t be big news. In Korea, it’s big news because she’s single and fed-up. They are labeling her “another type of unmarried women - called a ‘Miss Mom”’.

The article continues to say that she isn’t like a typical single mother because she falls into a category of women who “deliberately have babies not necessarily by having sexual intercourse with a man, and they refuse to get married”.

The article continues on to say it’s a “syndrome” and that “they think they’d rather stay single than pursue an unhappy marriage to have kids”

Am I the only one who sees an issue with this frame of mind?

I disagree with the article when it says “many people worry that Miss Moms would burden their children in the future.” Before making a comment as strong as that one, we need to sit back and thinking about the burden of two-parent households when the 2nd parent is there, but largely uninvolved.

But even more disturbing is the threat of legal action. The article states:

There are also questions as to whether single women should be legally allowed to undergo artificial insemination to have babies. The current law covers the procedure for married women, but has no regulations for those who are single.

We need legal restrictions on choosing which method we prefer for having children?

Here’s a link to the article, titled “Miss Moms Raise Ethical Questions“.

What do we think about this? Becoming a single parent on purpose, raises ethical questions? I fail to see the connection.