boomerang wrote:No. The question is - if people who are old enough to have sex are old enough to accept the consequences what should be done when they find they cannot care for the child?
This isn't just about teenagers having babies, they are not the only ones that have abortions and use contraceptives, and it is certainly not about money exclusive to anything else.
As to the door-step kids, most of them will spend their life in foster care, receiving a pat on the head and a hearty "good luck" on their 18th birthday.
So, people who find they can no longer care for their child should accept responsiblity by letting the state care for their child instead?
If they are old enough to accept the consequences shouldn't we force them to raise their own children?
I say that butchering the unborn baby should be the last and not the first option.
The books are full of examples of people who grew up to be giants among society, yet had non-existent childhoods, grew up in orphanages, or had some other negative background or upbringing.
After 33 years of Roe V Wade, 99% of the abortions occurring were for reasons other than rape or incest, which was the backbone of federal abortion protection.
So as opposed to death, the state's hand in directing care of a minor child seems less drastic, much less drastic.