answer:I understand what you’re saying and agree that it seems like a woman is left to her own devices in raising a child. However, I don’t know how much more an organization could do than to help provide necessary items and emotional support through counseling. If organizations like Birthright did much more, I would think it would border on raising the child through an entity. It sounds that they would point mothers in the direction of other services that could help them as well. I don’t like the idea of children “in the system” without a consistent home and guidance from trusted adults. Children born to drug addicts are often abandoned and foster parents don’t want them. What can an entity do to help those kids? Parents with mental illness can sometimes be abusive to their children, true- but what could an organization do other than to seek involvement with CPS? It’s a sad fact, but I don’t think they are capable of helping beyond what they already do.