Teen pregnancy

Croatia (Hrvatska)
January 31, 2007 6:58am CST
I heard one thing today,that made me start this dicussion,a girl,13 years old got pregnant with a kid one year older than her,and the parents of both of them do not approve for her to do an abortion,so she tried to hang herself...really sad. Picture a situation: You are 17 years old and have not yet finished high school,you don t have a job and you just got pregnant with some with whom you where in a really short realationship,and he doesen t wanna now What would do you do? And do you genneraly approve abortion in this kind of a situation?
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@lifeiseasy (2292)
• United States
31 Jan 07
At seventeen I am old enough to know better so I would accept my resonsibilty and give my baby a good life...No I never think any situation calls for abortion even rape ... The 13 year girl and her parents need some counciling ...I hope they can get through this terrible situation ...
@shedii (1486)
• India
31 Jan 07
Wait...I didn't understand first you wrote 13yrs old girl & then 17 yrs old. What exactly is the age of the girl? I think if she is just 13, abortion is the right option in such case because that girl herself is a kid & how can she take responsibility of the child. And even if her parents decide to take the responsibility of the child, its not easy for a 13yrs old to carry a child for 8-9 months & then give birth to it.
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
31 Jan 07
The girl is 13 years old,but that story just gave me a thing to think about. The situation I wrote is imaginary,and I wote it like that,because i know a few people who where in that kind of a situation in the age of 17,and I wanted to know what would other people do if they where in their shoes.
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I agree. Putting the two different ages are confusing. I would stick to the one age about the story and ask people how they feel about that. Because to throw a question in there about another age changes it completely. I think a lot of people would find it different for a 13 yr old to have an abortion and a 17 yr old to have an abortion. Please know I am not trying to insult. I just wanted to state that I thought putting the two different ages are confusing. Because now I don't know which one I should respond about.
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• India
1 Feb 07
I disagree. Its not good for her health..!She made a mistake then why she is going to kill the baby. I think she give a birth to the baby.After that only decide whether she did the thing is correct or noy...?
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
31 Jan 07
This is a disease of western families. They do not set a good example for children. They have no time for proper parenting the child Parents as well as children have absolute freedom which is being misused for self destruction. Instead of allowing some discipline in living a decent life, they want everything to be done in hurry, as if they are in race. These children indulge in such activities by the time they reach 25, they look old, tired, with mental illness about love, lust, abortions, cheating etc. Has parenting children in a decent atmosphere has taken the beating? Definitely not in a country like India where the family bondage does not allow parents to be irresponsible and children to be errands
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• Philippines
1 Feb 07
I DO NOT AGREE with abortion. I do have friends aborted their baby and i guess somehow i understand why they did it. But i dont still agree with it. In case if i were in that situation, i will really tell to my boyfriend what happened. Eventhough he doesnt wanna know about the baby but he have the right because he is the father. We should be talking about it.
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• Canada
31 Jan 07
I am against abortion but in this type of situation I would have to relent . She is just a child , for that matter they both are . She is really not equipped to be a parent or to go through all the emotions and eveything else that go along with pregnancy and then the torture of labour .
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• United States
31 Jan 07
There are also emotional consequences of abortion. My husband's niece told me she got pregnant at 13 and her parents forced her to have an abortion. She knew it was for the best but the day she told me she was in tears because she never got to know her child. She was tormented by the fact that she killed her own child every single day from that point on. None of the other family knows about it and her parents acted like nothing happened. It was for the best because her parents would have been forced to raise the baby because she isn't a great mother. She has 2 kids who are 3 and 2. She is 22 and neither kids lives with her anymore because she can't deal with them. But still she has emotional scars from the abortion that she will have to deal with for the rest of her life.
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• Pakistan
31 Jan 07
yea abortion must be necessary in such a situation .. that gurl must not be happy to become a mother at the age of 13, shes just a teenager !!!
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• Philippines
31 Jan 07
i still would not approve abortion, it's a mortal sin. killing of a child that has done you no wrong is really not fair. if she doesn't want the baby she could have let it live and send it to adoption, that i would think is a lot sensible thing to do. A person's life is a gift from God and we should not take it away from him. You could always turn to your parents for help and encouragement to overcome the test of life but never take the life God has given you. If i was the parent of the child i would be supportive and give her encouragement, it may be painful but that's what parents are here for. i was on that situation where i got pregnant, but i was 19 then. my mom was so hurt but still she supported me and encouraged me and another thing is my bf did not leave me. So its something i'm thankful for though i was not able to finish my schooling.
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@DeenaD (2684)
• United States
1 Feb 07
Abortion is NOT the answer here. There are many parents on waiting lists to adopt children.
• India
1 Feb 07
I do not support teen pregnancy!!
• India
1 Feb 07
I AM NOT BELIVE IN THIS
@fabwisp (1327)
1 Feb 07
I think that in the case of a 13 year old girl, unless she desperately wanted the baby i would advise abortion. a child raising a child? In the case of a 17 year old, she is old enough to make the deision that is right for herself and would support whatever decision she made.
• India
1 Feb 07
hi deni.. teen pregnancy is the one v ve to reduce it.. as per ur view v ve to approve abortion definetly as she is just 17 years old and if v don do tat surely it ll spoil her future and so i don agree teen pregnancy..
• United States
1 Feb 07
I have to dissagree with you here. My son saved my life and I had him at 17. If it were not for him I never would have graduated from high school. Sometimes it is a good thing in a way. It makes you see that their is more out there than just yourself.
@bhogz13 (126)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
A wrong doing cannot be corrected by another wrong thing...Many of the person I know who did abortion always regret every single minute of what they did...So let it be it until you give birth to your child...Life is very precious...
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
awww i dn't know what to say but...i think abortion will not solve the problem
• Canada
31 Jan 07
i would have the baby but that is my choice. i would never be able to have an abortion. i say never but who knows what i would do if i got raped and got pregnant that way. anyway. for myself i'm against abortion but that doens't mean i'm against abortion for someone else. i beleive it's a women's choice. and if i was 17 and haden't finished high school there are other options. like having the baby and giving it up for adoptions, or even having a willing relative raise your child as their own or for the time being.
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@milagre (1272)
• Portugal
1 Feb 07
I would have had the baby. The unborn child is not guilty of anything and deserves a chance, even if they would give the baby for adoption.
• India
1 Feb 07
are you that girl , i think that may be the reason for your starting this rubbish discussion.
@stella1989 (2274)
• India
1 Feb 07
considering no harm to health i will go for abortion other wise no option.! than having child but this is still under dissccusion how to treat that child should we give it to orphanage or try growing him up with ourself...coz in india its illeagal to marry before 18.!!
@sungat (1015)
• Pakistan
1 Feb 07
i would first complete my education than i wll think about pregnecy
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
i am never for abortion because i am pro-life and killing is mortal sin in my beliefs. i have always believed that god will never put us in a condition that we cannot surpass. given the situation whether we like it or not, it is a responsibility now to face the consequences. just have to continue with the pregnancy til baby is born & if there's no means to raise the baby, it's better to give him/her for adoption or place in institutions that could take care of the baby well. yes, it is so hurtful but that will be the best way for the baby to live a better life even without the parent. you may never know that the baby you bore would become a great asset to society that can help a lot of people in any way he/she might become in the future.
@xavier_sh (222)
• Nepal
1 Feb 07
In this situation i would probably have aborted the baby as itisnot even accepted by its own father how could the other people accept it as agood person. he will be called a result of illegal relation and will be dominated by all before i have to see and face asuch a bad situation where you stand as guilty infront of your child asking you who is his father and why you gave birth to me when you donot have legal relation. why to give birth if i cannot give it happy and prosperous life. i know god even would have forgiven any of women fron this sin because it is a good work in face of sinas you save a new life from feelings of guilt and shame