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Originally Posted by kronas
in my life experiance i have not come across one parent who would even imagine their teenager being pregnant.
its a fact of life the majority of parents would be attacking their kids aggressively telling them and putting them in a harmful situation such as verbal and possibly physical punshment for their sins.
im afraid your point carries too many iffs or buts, ima aperson who likes to play it safe.
so this is why i back the governments decision to allow under 16 year olds the oppertunity to not tell their parents, why do you think they are fearful, they know/think the parents possible reaction.
this would be detremental to both the youngster and the foetus.
if support and advice is excellently maintained then they should push ahead with this.
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You've not said anything significantly different from what I said.
Like I said, I do believe that parents should know but that doesn't mean I don't support the government (I'd never support the government but that's a different issue
) nor does it mean that I'm ignorant of the fact that many parents would go ape on discovering their children are sexuality active, let alone pregnant. I was simply stating that an abortion requires lots of emotional support and that ideally parents should be the ones to give it, not 3rd party agencies. Teenagers should be encouraged to talk to their parents and supported in doing so, but they certainly shouldn't be forced.
Bare in mind that a teenager's assessment of their parents' attitudes and ability to deal with the news, won't always be accurate.