▁ ▁The ▁effect ▁child ▁pover ty ▁on ▁health ▁also ▁ra ises ▁concerns . ▁Children ▁living ▁in ▁pover ty ▁are ▁ 3 . 6 ▁times ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁have ▁poor ▁health ▁and ▁ 5 ▁times ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁die ▁from ▁an ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ▁than ▁children ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁poor . ▁In ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁w elf are ▁san ctions , ▁such ▁as ▁family ▁caps , ▁a ▁term ination ▁or ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁benefits ▁transl ates ▁into ▁a ▁ 5 0 % ▁higher ▁risk ▁of ▁lack ing ▁nut r itionally - ade qu ate ▁food , ▁a ▁ 3 0 % ▁greater ▁risk ▁of ▁hospital izations ▁for ▁inf ants ▁and ▁to dd lers ▁than ▁those ▁whose ▁assistance ▁were ▁not ▁decre ased , ▁and ▁a ▁ 9 0 % ▁higher ▁risk ▁of ▁being ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁during ▁an ▁emer gency ▁room ▁visit . ▁Also , ▁the ▁increased ▁need ▁for ▁medical ▁treatment ▁is ▁felt ▁by ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁by ▁society ’ s ▁health ▁exp end it ures . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁estimate ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 , 0 0 0 ▁families ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁family ▁cap ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Adv antages ▁Pro ponents ▁of ▁family ▁caps ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁policy ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁economic ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁reduce ▁birth ▁rates ▁and ▁encou rage ▁personal ▁responsibility . ▁ ▁Red u ced ▁birth ▁rates ▁Pro ponents ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁policy ▁would ▁help ▁improve ▁contra cept ive ▁practices ▁or ▁increase ▁ab st in ence ▁from ▁inter course . ▁However