Babies born to 'unmarried' women in our society are looked upon as disgusting. They are usually abandoned, sold or land up at the mercy of pimps, beggars or other anti social elements. Is it the fault of the baby that it has not been born among a 'married' couple?Why are babies born out of the system of wedlock looked on with disgust? What can be done to protect them?

Babies born to 'unmarried' women in our society are looked upon as disgusting. They are usually abandoned, sold or land up at the mercy of pimps, beggars or other anti social elements. Is it the fault of the baby that it has not been born among a 'married' couple?Why are babies born out of the system of wedlock looked on with disgust? What can be done to protect them?

Children born to unwed mothers are looked down or subjected to social castigation. Society thinks that it's a sin if a woman conceives before marriage. In mythologies you can see an example in the case of Karna born to Kunti.
With the changing times this norm of the society is being set aside by a few brave women. But defiance is not easy. The woman should have guts and she should be self sufficient.

This is all about societies, since the topic starter has not mentioned any particular country I assume it's about all societies included, many societies are warming up to a NO-MARRIAGE lifestyle for different reasons. Nearly half of the western world is single. (And having children in some cases) .It’s starting to seem like single parents and childless couples are becoming more prevalent and likely to continue to become more prevalent in the future. Apparently, this is happening in the entire (so-called) developed world. More than 30 percent women have no plan of getting married but they are giving birth to children and there is no problem as such, no one is looking them down. Their children are getting all the facilities