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I find this topic distasteful..but in any case, I have a friend (20 yrs old), 3rd year in college, Chemistry major, recently got inducted into an honor society, VP of her sorority..and yet, she is pregnant. Not by accident, either. Apparantly, she and her boyfriend were trying to start a family. Yes, she is low-income (but definately not "ghetto" "trailer trash" or any other words to categorize "poor" people). I don't think her class status had anything to do with her decision to have this kid. She's going to have her baby during the summer, and eventually go back to school.
I also just met a girl at my law school, first-term student, who is 5 months pregnant. She is planning on coming back to finish law school after a semester off.
So, not every girl who gets pregnant drops her life/education/career because they chose (or by accident) had a baby. They eventually get back into the game.
Also, maybe its more tabboo for upper class girls to get pregnant. And they can definately afford abortion.
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