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""Under the bastardy laws of colonial times, a poor woman who gave birth out of wedlock could be jailed or publicly whipped until she named her baby’s father, or until he came forward to shoulder the cost of raising their child."

~ Eli Hager

"These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare" — ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/to-get-public-assistance-these-single-mothers-are-forced-to-share-intimate-details-about-their-families

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