Archive for June 20th, 2008

A Sad, But Familiar Story

This is what happens when (as a society) we tolerate teen pregnancy. High school day care centers, contraception-on-demand (not in this case) without parental consent, abortion without parental knowledge, not to mention a floundering local job market that offers bleak opportunities for its young people.

So they have nothing better to do with that low self-esteem, but to get knocked up. Yeah, that’s a good solution…

There’s a stunning twist to the sudden rise in teen pregnancies at Gloucester High School. Seventeen students there are expecting and many of them became that way on purpose.

Time Magazine first reported that nearly half of the girls confessed to making a pact to get pregnant and raise their babies together. None of them is older than 16.

Isn’t this called statutory rape? And I’m sorry, but these irresponsible girls won’t “raise their babies together”. Their parents will end up doing much of the work, financially supporting them along with us taxpayers.

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