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Originally posted by Coramoor
It's not about conception-it's about maturity and neither a 5 year old nor a 13 year old is mature enough to make those decisions. Being able to have sex or get pregnant doesn't mean you are an adult.
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Where is your proof that the 13-year-old is not mature enough to make this decision? She sounded mature enough to me in the quotes from the article. She's clearly old enough to decide what she wants, arrange an appointment and transportation, and to argue the case for why she wants an abortion (all of which a 5-year-old would not be able to do).
I have major qualms about bringing a child that is so clearly unwanted into the world, especially since it will be born to a girl that's so young (which often leads to health complications in either the baby or the mother -- and health complications for the baby will hurt its chances for adoption).
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