Laura Schlessinger

Laura Schlessinger (born January 16, 1947) is an American cultural and moral commentator, most known as host of the very popular Dr. Laura radio call-in show. The show is nationally syndicated and runs three hours a day on weekdays.

Moral opinions

Schlessinger often expresses her opinions on social topics during her radio program. Some are considered common sense, while others are controversial.

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The following are some of the opinions that she has stated on the air at least five times (when a year appears in parentheses after, it denotes the first time she has held that opinion, and that she did not address it prior to that year):

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• Children should be put in day care only if absolutely no other options exist.
• Most two-paycheck couples work for luxury goods, not survival.
• "Stay-at-home" moms make the best parents.
• Mothers should stay at home with their child for the first three years, after which either the mother or the father should stay home.
• Divorce, when there are children, should not occur without the presence of Abuse, Addiction, or Adultery (her "three A's").
• Don't forgive those who wronged you unless they evince Remorse, Responsibility, and Repair (her "three R's").
• Live-in arrangements outside marriage ("shack-ups") are immoral.
• Couples who lived together before marrying are more likely to divorce.
• Women who engage in sex outside marriage are "presenting themselves virtually as unpaid whores."
• All contraception is unreliable. Therefore, couples should abstain from sex outside of marriage.
• Teenage girls who wear croptops and other revealing outfits are "sluts". (1998)
• Dating should not begin until age 17 or 18.
• Couples should not marry until their late 20s.
• Pre-marriage engagements should be lengthy. Couples should not marry unless they have been dating at least 2 years.
• Parents who have divorced should not remarry until all children are over 18.
• Adoption should be only by two-parent heterosexual families, with a stay-at-home mother. (1997 for the heterosexual part)
• Abortion constitutes murder, and should be performed only when the mother's life is in danger. (1996)
• The pro-choice movement, especially Planned Parenthood, is "evil" and "deceptive".
• The National Education Association and the American Library Association want to allow children to access explicit materials online.