Rand Paul Suggests Cutting Benefits For Unwed Mothers With Too Many Kids [View all]

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Source: The Raw Story Sunday, January 26, 2014 9:30 EST

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) suggested the possibility of cutting government benefits for unwed mothers who have multiple children.

“Maybe we have to say ‘enough’s enough, you shouldn’t be having kids after a certain amount,’” said Paul, who opposes legal abortion and has criticized the federal health care law’s contraception mandate as a violation of religious and economic liberty.

The likely 2016 presidential candidate made the remarks during a luncheon in Lexington, reported the Lexington Herald-Leader, in response to a question about workforce development.

The conservative senator said communities or families should be responsible for the prevention of unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, but he said government policies could discourage unwed mothers from having additional children. “Married with kids versus unmarried with kids is the difference between living in poverty and not,” Paul said.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/26/enough-is-enough-rand-paul-suggests-cutting-benefits-for-unwed-mothers-with-too-many-kids/