Making babies in modern times

Does the concept of "intentional parenthood" objectify children? A new report takes a look

November 23, 2011 | by Derek Miedema , Researcher, Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
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Endnotes

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  3. McLanahan and Sandefur, Growing Up with a Single Parent.
  4. Popenoe, Life without father; Stanton, Why marriage matters
    and
    Putnam, F. (2003, March). Ten-year research update review: Child sexual abuse. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 269-79; Stiffman, M. et al. (2002, April). Household composition and risk of fatal child maltreatment. Pediatrics. Vol. 109, no. 4, pp. 615-21.
  5. CBC News. (2007, January). Ontario court says boy can have dad, mom and mom. Retrieved October 20, 2011 from http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2007/01/03/twomom-court.html
  6. See recent Canadian court case: http://www.albertacourts.ab.ca/jdb%5C2003-%5Cqb%5CFamily%5C2009%5C2009abqb0438.pdf