You write, "Any mother who keeps their child and does the best they can is a great mother in my book". Really? Because these young mothers are very frequently abandoned by the father of the children, these kids often pay a horrendous price. They are normally stuck in unsafe neighborhoods and are victimized by gang and gun violence, attend substandard schools (or drop out because they are genuinely afraid to go to school), and frequently resort to illegal behaviors (drug sales, theft, gang involvement, prostitution, etc.) to try to compensate for the material items other children have because our society demonstrates an exaggerated interest in the possession of material goods and consumerism. If their single mothers are working, there often is no one to care for them after school hours, which is, coincidently, the time of day that crime rates rise. College is usually not even seriously considered as an option for these kids, because mom usually has not gone herself and therefore does not understand the link between higher education and improved quality of life or that poverty begets more poverty. Besides, if that child has not yet gotten themselves knocked up by the time they should be preparing for college, they will often be expected to help contribute to the familial income.

There is a BIG difference between providing an expensive car and house (by the way, $300,000 won't even get you a condo in a decent neighborhood in LA) and providing a decent life for a child, which for me includes (minimally) access to a good education, college, decent enough clothing to keep them from being ostracized in school, healthy food, and a roof over their head.

You write, "You cant just get knocked up and say oh well and hand the baby over to someone else! That is completely irresponsible to me". Well, you are wrong. It is simple maturity to recognize when you are unable to provide these things a child is entitled to, and it is an immense act of unselfish love to care enough for the baby to sacrifice your own pride/emotions to ensure your baby gets what s/he is entitled to.

I do believe that parents TRY to do their best for their children, but sadly, their best is frequently NOT good enough. People who are unfit to rise to the challenge are often the ones who lack the education and maturity to understand that they are not fit. Furthermore, I wish I had a dollar for every person I've come across who was having sex before they are ready to realistically accept the responsibility of an unplanned pregnancy.