134,260 Number of ART (assisted reproductive technology) procedures performed in the United States in 2005.
78 Percent of women who get fertility information and advice from websites and blogs.
44 Percent of women who admit to experiencing jealousy of other women’s happy baby news.
80 Percent of American moms-to-be who opt for painkillers during childbirth (but about 800,000 women a year grin and bear it drug-free).
$204,060 Average cost to house, clothe, educate and entertain an American child from birth to 18.
1 Number of states with an outright ban on gay couple adoptions (the state is Florida, where over 3,500 orphaned children are in need of a permanent home).
1 in 6 Number of gay men who
father or adopt a child (1 in 3 lesbians give birth).
65,500 Number of adopted kids living with a parent who identifies as a homosexual (statistically same sex couples raising adopted kids are more affluent than their hetero-counterparts).
57 Percent of pet owners who claim to prefer the company of their furry comrade to that of another human.