No consequences of "loving out of wedlock" for men, of course.

I was an unwed mother in the early 90's at barely 16, I was one of the fortunate ones that once the shock of it wore off, my family rallied around me and supported my decision to keep him! He is now 31 years old and although it was a challenge in the early years, I wouldn't change it for anything!!! I am so glad that the stigma of unwed mothers and the support system available has changed over the years!

I swear I don’t know how any of us survived this experience.

My God! I never knew this aired on the ABC-TV News in 1965! I am convinced that we children (girls) growing up in the 1960's should have watched every TV news special that came on at 10 p.m. when we were either doing homework or preparing for bed! We asked our parents these questions and they told us girls NOTHING, leaving so many of us ultimately to get knocked up and abandoned!

I swear everyone had the exact same voice back then.

So much courage and strength under truly horrific societal repression.

OMG. This is so the way it was and so horribly wrong, so damaging to the child to lose their family of origin and the shaming and labeling of young women. Horrific

When I was in junior high school (1973-1976) I noticed that only "good girls" got pregnant. None of them had contraceptives because none of them intended to go all the way. At 16, I had no intention either, but I began to carry contraceptives in my purse. I thought, you don't insure your car because you PLAN to have a wreck! Funny thing is, I was a virgin when I married. I didn't need the insurance, but I still consider it money well spent.

I was scooped from MY mother and I am so angry 😡 at what they did to us.

Dear Lord... these people were so abnormal back in the day.

Glad some communities & districts came to their senses and began to teach their children about sex education. This was a horrible era for the female. Everything is always the burden on the female!!!

I was born in Lennox Hill Hospital in May 1951. My mother was 16 and not married. I sometimes wish she had given me up for adoption. My life could have been so much better than it was. She married my father when they'd reached the legal age for marriage and had 7 more kids. My father's mental problems left us very poor in all categories. We were and still are a very dysfunctional family. I survived it all but my siblings did not and now their children are paying the price with broken families. I'm married 50 years and had a peaceful home the whole time. I did it by leaving them to their craziness to concentrate on my own family.

My mom never got to meet her mother because of this. Honestly, fuck the entire "nuclear family" concept that's shoved down peoples throats. Let families love in their own natural ways. Society sucks.

That’s really progressive for the time that the home took in women of all races and nationalities. I imagine minority and immigrant women were especially at risk for unwanted or unwed pregnancy. I wonder if the home was segregated though.

In 1959 I was born in St. Elizabeth's Hospital (see @ 10min) ; I have my ma's hall pass to see me once - never to meet again.

Now I think I know why my mother attended this institution

Thank God for DNA. Yes men would say”it’s your problem and walk away. Many women had to deal w shame guilt and try to make sense of life changing situations without being clued in to the fact that men would walk away. Thank God for DNA and these homes that gave girls(aged 10) and women shelter respite and care during probably their scariest moments. Bravo to all who participated in this.

The problem lies with the narcissists in this world, past and present, not women who got ensnared by them. They get what the want, any way they can, and LEAVE, get with someone else.

I like the mindset of the psychologist at 14:20 or so. Ahead of his time. The nun, on the other hand... 😬

I’m trying to find a baby my grandma gave up in the 60’s..

Do you have any more videos of st Elizabeth's unwed mother home in san Francisco I am doing some research on my aunt's birth there

13:30: Ladies and gentlemen, the 60s. 🚬

Did she say third grade?

Mean ole nun!

Damn, they are all in the dark and shit🙄🙄🙄🙄

Now it’s very common for girls to get pregnant outside of marriage. The problem is especially prevalent among minority populations.

Illegitimate child 😂😂 so the child isn’t a legitimate child L😂😂

Has anyone heard or read the statistics on children raised without fathers? It was better this way. Shot gun wedding or put the baby up for adoption to a nice married couple.