Bearing children out of wedlock

The number of births out of wedlock in the USA and in western Europe also increased, from 7.8% to 44.7% in Denmark and from 5.2% to 25.1% in the UK between 1960 and 1988. This, however, is interpreted differently in the light of family models. While in Scandinavian countries it should be seen as a result of cohabitation, in the USA and the UK it reflects rather teenage pregnancies, uncommon in Scandinavian countries.

1. Bearing children

1. Lessening regard for the sanctity of marriage

1. Restricting scope for procreation

1. Illegitimate children
2. Fornication
3. Criminalization of sexual relations out of wedlock

1. Overbearing