Birth control awareness is needed

Dr. Jackie Yaris’ article about being aware of “everyday miracles” was wonderfully moving [“A Witness to the Birth of Everyday Miracles,” Jan. 24]. What was not moving was the reality of babies being born to parents who cannot afford their hospital bills and who have no medical coverage. One story cited was of a 16-year-old; one was of a woman having her tenth child. California is financially desperate and still its citizenry must bear the enormous hospital costs of these families.

It is high time we devoted ourselves as a society to a widespread awareness of birth control; this would certainly be freeing to poor women who are not aware of their many choices.

Eileen Bigelow

Whittier