10-year-old's pregnancy fuels Mexican abortion debate

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Originally Posted by christiangirl

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precocious_puberty It happens to boys, too btw.

Since we're on the subject, it seems to be normal in Bulgaria, too: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/worl...r_wedding.html. Now, THAT'S a sad story.

In regard to having babies young (not talking about conset right now, but the practice in general), how did something so horrifying become so common? Or is it just horrifying to us because we've made it uncommon?

Is IS horrifying. Just the other day there was a story all over the news about a 13-year-old girl in Yemen who died after having sex with her (much) older husband shortly after they were married: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100410/...en_child_bride

Then there's this: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n5307092.shtml

And this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7351336.stm

Just because it happens doesn't make it right.