Multiple Teen Abortions

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Gary L

Agreed. and as I said I think it's more to do with attitudes now. you have girls openly asking for sex from older men. you have teens giving sex to older men. you have teens posting media of themselves on the internet.

that in itself is the attitude they have when it comes to sex. and the attitudes of having abortions goes with it.

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Good. maybe Stephen will take note



Yes. but we're not saying it never happened. infact we could say that it's happening at an even earlier age.

We could but we aren't. As previously mentioned it seems like its happening more often and to younger people but in reality its just that the media report on it a lot more now. Going back 40 odd years if a young person got themselves pregnant, they were quietly shipped off elsewhere to either have the baby or an abortion and as far as everyone else knew they went to live with a relative for a while.

I don't really believe the current 12-16 yr olds are anymore asking for sex or looking for it than the 12-16 yr olds of 20 years ago were. Its just the press and media have totally changed and things are talked about a lot more now.

[Dai]

Perhaps we need a bit of joined-up thinking here?

There are a considerable number of people out there desperate to find a baby to adopt.

Originally Posted by DaiNasty

Perhaps we need a bit of joined-up thinking here?

There are a considerable number of people out there desperate to find a baby to adopt.

I remember having an argument with someone on this site who thought children being adopted away from their family was a truly evil act and should be the last thing to contemplate.As far as they were concerned the child should remain with the birth mother every time..Mind I can't remember who it was because I'd love to ask them what they thought of Baby P's case..

I know that children in care isn't ideal but it' a better alternative especially if adoption is the result.Sadly though not enough babies are given for adoption when they are babies.
It only seems to happen when they have become toddlers and the birth mother cannot cope or the birth mother won't sign over their child until the child is older...which is not the end of the world but it's not ideal either.

Originally Posted by DaiNasty

Perhaps we need a bit of joined-up thinking here?

There are a considerable number of people out there desperate to find a baby to adopt.

Agreed, but the kids in the original report don't want to carry the babu, they want moar fun times.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-11650100

A controversial scheme allowing girls as young as 13 to obtain the contraceptive pill from pharmacies is being piloted on the Isle of Wight.
Teenagers who approach a chemist for the morning-after pill will also be able to get a month's supply of the contraceptive pill without seeing a doctor or informing their parents.

Not a situation that any responsible parent wants but then there are the feckless uncaring parents that won't take any responsibility.

This is certainly a bold move and of course there are the usual detractors

The Reverend Anthony Glaysher, from the Catholic diocese of Portsmouth, said it "fundamentally attacked the family".
The Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight, Andrew Turner, asked: "How can adults bring up their children if their children can go into a shop, more or less, and be handed over something which is so significant?

As a short term stop gap it might help but really we need to change the perception of some parents that teen pregnancy/contraception/sex education is not their business but that of the schools and government.