The article pointed out many ideas
regarding women who are single and pregnant and how they are being viewed as. But
one of the statement that stood out was “That the incidence of adoption, that
is, the transfer of babies from women of one social classification or group
(within the same country or transnationally), may be very accurate index of the
vulnerable status of women in the country of the birthmothers.” (Solinger, pg.
67) My interpretation of this statement suggests that women who give up their
child for adoption will have some kind of label on them. Labeling someone can
put them on the spotlight and in turn question about what they did. This can be
uncomfortable because then they will wonder if what they did is right or wrong.
Another statement that I find surprising
is “Girls and women who became pregnant while unmarried (and had no prospects
that the father would make them “honest women”) were products of poor
environments and the weakened moral and
physical fiber that resulted from growing up in urban slums, with for example,
alcoholic parents and subnormal IQs.” (Solinger, pg.69) I disagree with this
statement because there are many reasons to why a woman would get pregnant.
This can be either positive or negative depending on the situation or how
someone looks at the outcome. Without knowing the whole story before coming to
a conclusion is a bit judgmental. I think
that by judging someone who you do not know is not fair because they are being
treated differently from others without getting them an opportunity to
explain. Also, why do we need a definition
for a single mother who is pregnant? In some kind of way, it is almost like
degrading them of who they are and for them to feel powerless in society.
Chia C.
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