Currently, 30.1 percent of all births are to unwed mothers.
Republicans claim that the current welfare system rewards illegitimacy.
They say the new measure would reduce the strain on welfare. The House Ways and Means Committee has promised increased block grants to states that reduce their illegitimacy rate. Simply reducing illegitimacy through abortion would not bring the ratio down. A reduction of two percentage points would reap a ten percent bonus. The award is reserved for individuals who advance the world's understanding of matters of religious faith.