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Originally Posted by AOII_LB93
What parent allows their 11 year old to keep a baby? ARE THEY INSANE? WTH is wrong with people?
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I'm just thinking out loud here...
Let's look at the options:
(1) Abortion. Some might ask what parent allows their 11 year old to have an abortion? The 11 year old could be emotionally scarred for life. Or there could be complications, rendering her unable to conceive later in life.
(2) Adoption. Some might ask what parent allows their 11 year old to put a child up for adoption? The 11 year old could be emotionally scarred for life. Or there could be complications, rendering her unable to conceive later in life. And then there's always the question of wanting to be involved in the child's life later - do you allow the child to contact you? An 11 year old isn't capable of making that type of decision.
(3) Raising the child themselves. Some might argue that these parents are allowing their child to avoid the consequences of their actions by taking on the responsibility of raising the child themselves. Still others might argue that the parents didn't do their job appropriately the first time or else their 11 year old wouldn't already be making them grandparents.
There aren't any good options here. I'm not trying to say that 11 year olds should keep the children they have, I'm just saying that none of the choices sound very good.
I don't think bc pills are necessarily THE answer (as PeppyGPhiB said, in order for them to be effective they have to be taken regularly, and even then, they aren't 100%), but they are a better option than any of the choices above. And since the girls are the ones who will be affected most, it makes sense that they would be the ones to have the opportunity to be in control of their birth control options.
I guess I didn't realize 11 year old sex is as prevalent as it obviously is. What a shame.
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