That may well have been RR's underlying gripe, but if so he's apparently never tried raising a kid while unemployed (as most 16 year old mothers would be) and having nothing but a couple hundred bucks a month in federal dough.
Me? I say offer that same money to pregnant females of any age to pay for their having an abortion.
One time payment, get the scudder out of there and get on with your life with no monthly tax dollar drain.
Or make sure they know that adoption is a choice, albeit a difficult one regardless of the decision (it should be their choice if of age).