Working in healthcare, I find a lot of teenagers who are trying to get pregnant -even when they have no education, no job, no marraige and no potential way to support themselves and the child. They do not accidentally get pregnant they have a deliberate plan. Unwed,uneducated and unfit girls on 5 psychiatric medications - and their boyfriends are visibly upset with the doctors when they tell them that they are not (yet) pregnant -like it was the doctor's responsibility to impregnate them!
On the other hand a girl going to vocational college and holding two jobs with uncontrolled diabetes was told by welfare office that the only way she can get the govenrment to pay for her insuline pump and diabetic supplies was for her to get pregnant and go on welfare.
I believe, the best way for goventment to curb teenage pregnancies is to stop sponsering them. If there was no garuntee of welfare checks for foreseeable future, most these girls would not get pregnant.
What do you think?
2006-06-29
02:57:06
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