"It's cheaper to hire end-of-life care than to raise a child" Maybe the reporter...

"It's cheaper to hire end-of-life care than to raise a child" Maybe the reporter should tell that to this lady http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A... reported today Mar 8

In a nutshell, she looked after this autistic child who was abandoned by his parents at 3 and is now 13, and was quoted as saying "I don't expect him to take care of me in the future. I just hope he can take care of himself"