that they should wait until they are in a stable marriage before getting pregnant?
Raising children is not like buying a dolly at the store, its a wonderful and tough job at the same time. I could not imagine trying to raise my kids without the support and help of my amazing husband. Plus kids need a mother and a father. Some people have things happen that are out of their control and end up a single parent, but why are so many of these girls so willing to be a single mom, regardless of the consequences and quite frankly what statistics show about single motherhood?
*** Car. Baby, I think you and I are on the same page. Just because you’re married doesn’t mean that you should reproduce either… the key is STABLE marriage.
And sorry to the answerer’s that say a "stable" relationship is the same as married, its not. A devorce is expensive and time consuming and sometimes it makes you seek other options like counseling before you resort to devorce. When you are not married you can walk away at any given moment.

Okay, so I am writing a letter in response to one in our city’s paper that was terribly ignorant, and presented outdated, and simply false, information.
Most of it is easy to argue against, but the author brought up one point that I know is dumb, but I don’t know how to word my response. It seems kind of irrelevant.
He presented (correct) statistics about rates of abuse. It found that rates were lowest in households with married, biological parents, highest in households with one parent and an unmarried partner, and in between those two for single parent households, and households with a married couple with an adopted kid. He ended that portion with this:
"So, the best the children of same-sex couples can hope for, even if the parents are married, is an outcome statistically four times worse than children whose biological parents are married."

Once again, I know that argument is wrong. But I am not quite sure what to say against it.
Help!
Thanks everyone for the responses. I have actually worked it out. He conveniently left out some other statistics, and I am using the adoption argument as well.
And Shaun, our town’s newspaper is crazy. It lets super long letters in. =]

Okay, so I am writing a letter in response to one in our city’s paper that was terribly ignorant, and presented outdated, and simply false, information.
Most of it is easy to argue against, but the author brought up one point that I know is dumb, but I don’t know how to word my response. It seems kind of irrelevant.
He presented (correct) statistics about rates of abuse. It found that rates were lowest in households with married, biological parents, highest in households with one parent and an unmarried partner, and in between those two for single parent households, and households with a married couple with an adopted kid. He ended that portion with this:
"So, the best the children of same-sex couples can hope for, even if the parents are married, is an outcome statistically four times worse than children whose biological parents are married."

Once again, I know that argument is wrong. But I am not quite sure what to say against it.
Help!
Thanks everyone for the responses. I have actually worked it out. He conveniently left out some other statistics, and I am using the adoption argument as well.
And Shaun, our town’s newspaper is crazy. It lets super long letters in. =]

1) A survey revealed that 34% of people are entertained by reading books, 47% are entertained by watching TV., and 19% percent are entertained by books and TV. What is the probability that a person will be entertained by either books or TV
A) .81 B) .62 C).6 D)1 E).19

2) 41% of men are smart, 32% are funny, 20% are both. What is probability neither is funny or smart.
A) .8 B) .67 C) .47 D) .27 E) 0

3) volunteers consist of 78 women and 71 men. 18 of women and 22 men have high blood pressure. If 1 volunteer is selected at random find probability the person has high blood pressure given it is women.
A) .523 B) .121 C) .231 D) .268 E) .450

4) 27% applicants are invited for 1st interview, of those that have 1st interview, 56% are rejected. What is probability a randomly selected applicant receives a 1st interview and is rejected after interview?
A) .83 B) .6788 C) .1188 D) .56 E).1512

5) Sample of 4 diff. calculators is randomly selected from group containing 50 that are defective and 25 that have no defects. What’s probability that all 4 of calculators selected are defective?
A) .811 B) .063 C)18.206 D) .198 E) .189

6) you’re dealt a hand of 3 cards, one at a time. Find the probability that u have at least one face card
A) .545 B) .447 C).553 D) .010 E) .423

7) 10% students are lift handed, 47% are female and 4.7 are both female and left-handed. Is being left handed independent of gender?
A) No, 10 % of all students are left handed but 4.7 of female are left-handed. These aren’t equal.
B) Yes, 10% of all students are left handed and 10% of female students are left handed
C) No 4.7% of students are both female and left handed
D) Yes, P(left handed) = P(left handed and female)
E) No ,because P(L and F) don’t equal P(L) times P(F)

A school offers these statistics:
25% of incoming students come from single parents home
75% of incoming students come from 2 parent home
42% incoming students from single parent home eventually go on to get college edu.
58% of incoming students from 2 parent homes eventually go on to get college edu,

What % of incoming students eventually go on to college edu?
A) 43.5% B) 42% C) 10.5% D) 54% E) 50%

1) A survey revealed that 34% of people are entertained by reading books, 47% are entertained by watching TV., and 19% percent are entertained by books and TV. What is the probability that a person will be entertained by either books or TV
A) .81 B) .62 C).6 D)1 E).19

2) 41% of men are smart, 32% are funny, 20% are both. What is probability neither is funny or smart.
A) .8 B) .67 C) .47 D) .27 E) 0

3) volunteers consist of 78 women and 71 men. 18 of women and 22 men have high blood pressure. If 1 volunteer is selected at random find probability the person has high blood pressure given it is women.
A) .523 B) .121 C) .231 D) .268 E) .450

4) 27% applicants are invited for 1st interview, of those that have 1st interview, 56% are rejected. What is probability a randomly selected applicant receives a 1st interview and is rejected after interview?
A) .83 B) .6788 C) .1188 D) .56 E).1512

5) Sample of 4 diff. calculators is randomly selected from group containing 50 that are defective and 25 that have no defects. What’s probability that all 4 of calculators selected are defective?
A) .811 B) .063 C)18.206 D) .198 E) .189

6) you’re dealt a hand of 3 cards, one at a time. Find the probability that u have at least one face card
A) .545 B) .447 C).553 D) .010 E) .423

7) 10% students are lift handed, 47% are female and 4.7 are both female and left-handed. Is being left handed independent of gender?
A) No, 10 % of all students are left handed but 4.7 of female are left-handed. These aren’t equal.
B) Yes, 10% of all students are left handed and 10% of female students are left handed
C) No 4.7% of students are both female and left handed
D) Yes, P(left handed) = P(left handed and female)
E) No ,because P(L and F) don’t equal P(L) times P(F)

A school offers these statistics:
25% of incoming students come from single parents home
75% of incoming students come from 2 parent home
42% incoming students from single parent home eventually go on to get college edu.
58% of incoming students from 2 parent homes eventually go on to get college edu,

What % of incoming students eventually go on to college edu?
A) 43.5% B) 42% C) 10.5% D) 54% E) 50%