Romney Plans to Bully Teens to Not Have Out-of-Wedlock Babies

I was watching CSPAN and saw some of Mitt Romney's speech at the Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit on Friday. Romney talked about the need for people to have babies when they are married and said that he would use the bully pulpit of the Presidency to solve this issue. He said it would be his wife, Ann's mission to reduce the number of out-of-wedlock babies born.

Romney didn't mention any ways he would accomplish this except to use the bully pulpit, as if teenagers listen well to strict parents who tell them what they should or shouldn't be doing.

At the forum, which was sponspored by the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family, Romney had negative things to say about teaching sexual education in schools, saying that should be left to the family. Romney also failed to mention anything about the importance of using contraception.

I totally agree that we are better off if children are born in a stable family environment. Young people having children before getting married isn't good for the child or the young person because it makes it more difficult for them to go onto college. To solve this problem you either have to change the culture or provide the resources so teens can make better choices. This can be done through education and the use of contraception.

However, if you are against sexual education and against contraception, then how are you planning on reducing the number of out-of-wedlock babies?