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Today's paper had a thought-provoking article that made me uneasy..what do you think?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 585054" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>You all know there is a segment of the population who think if she was old enough to have sex then she should be old enough to know how to take care of a child. Obviously, she chose life but not many in our country seem to think that they are responsible to help her raise a life.</p><p>There is no way this country with the current mentality of "I take care of myself, the young mother or her family needs to take care of her and her baby" will pass any law for any more tax money to be spent. No or reduced government assistance is the trend of the land. </p><p>I don't think we all share a level playing field in terms of dealing with the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy. I would have gone to jail(never for hurting a baby) before I told my parents I was pregnant without the benefit of marriage. My parents felt strongly that an unmarried daughter being pregnant was worse than being a drug dealer. Fortunately, once I was out of high school I realized birth control was a wiser choice. </p><p>This person who thought she was saving a child ends up reading that her child died of neglect. Anyhow, I hope she feels some anguish because if not then that baby was a "thing" and not a person. So so sad and unnecessary.</p><p>Babies should be wanted and/or planned but not everyone thinks about their consequences. If you have sex, you will become pregnant. Teen girls don't seem to get that. It's not a rocket science. </p><p>Babies shouldn't be thrown away and there are safe harbors, but ultimately the mother has to do one thing and make sure that child is known to the safe harbor even if it is an anonymous phone call.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 585054, member: 3"] You all know there is a segment of the population who think if she was old enough to have sex then she should be old enough to know how to take care of a child. Obviously, she chose life but not many in our country seem to think that they are responsible to help her raise a life. There is no way this country with the current mentality of "I take care of myself, the young mother or her family needs to take care of her and her baby" will pass any law for any more tax money to be spent. No or reduced government assistance is the trend of the land. I don't think we all share a level playing field in terms of dealing with the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy. I would have gone to jail(never for hurting a baby) before I told my parents I was pregnant without the benefit of marriage. My parents felt strongly that an unmarried daughter being pregnant was worse than being a drug dealer. Fortunately, once I was out of high school I realized birth control was a wiser choice. This person who thought she was saving a child ends up reading that her child died of neglect. Anyhow, I hope she feels some anguish because if not then that baby was a "thing" and not a person. So so sad and unnecessary. Babies should be wanted and/or planned but not everyone thinks about their consequences. If you have sex, you will become pregnant. Teen girls don't seem to get that. It's not a rocket science. Babies shouldn't be thrown away and there are safe harbors, but ultimately the mother has to do one thing and make sure that child is known to the safe harbor even if it is an anonymous phone call. [/QUOTE]
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