My housekeeper told me last night her 13-yr old daughter is pregnant. She's already been to the clinic because she tried to give herself an abortion and started bleeding. The clinic said she's too small and not strong enough to have the child, but the free clinic can't do the abortion, as she's too far along (12 wks). My housekeeper, who doensn't even believe in abortions to begin with, asked me to help get the child to a proper abotion clinic. I foolishly did as she asked, and she's got an appt. for Fri.
The guilt is eating me alive. I know they have proper councelors at the clinics, but can anyone here tell me the dangers to the 13-yr old? I mean, she's tiny... she looks more like 11 to me.
Also, the girl has no idea how she got pregnant, which makes me think she was raped... or coerced into something she doesn't understand by an older boy.
Any advice? Should I talk them out of the abortion? My housekeeper is in a state and has been crying most of the day.
2007-03-07
02:09:34
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