I guess from the previoius posts, I'll probably get savagely beaten by you guys...
1) The mother is too young, say, under 18. In this case, the new grandparents should be responsible. They didnt raise her to be mature enough to not have a kid under 18, so this is there punisment. If I were to ever murder someone, my parents would get in some sort of trouble. Same with drugs. Why not with child birth?
So a 12 year old girl should have a baby as punishment?! I believe the girl would be punished as much as the "grandparents." Or is it that the girl can go on living like a 12 year old (with no responsibility of the child), and her parents would take care of the child?!
2) Rape. Look at the wonderful opportunity you have. This baby's father was a rapist, so we can assume he wasnt a good guy. You can now raise this child to be a better person, and have a brighter future than the father. The father isnt sentanced to death for the rape, why should the kid? Even if you dont want to raise the kid, get it addopted. I would rather be in an orphanige than dead any day.
I'm sure if you were raped, you'd want a constant reminder of such an awful event. Every time you looked at the baby, you'd think how horrible it was when it was conceived. Oh, and not to mention when the child grows up...
"Mommy, where's daddy?"
"Oh he's in prison for raping me...and your the result of it"
I'm sure that wouldn't have any effect on the mother or the child.
I'm all for the adoption angle, but once again it should be the mother's choice whether to have it, not anyone elses.
I would rather be in an orphanige than dead any day.
I don't think you're really aware of what's going on. I don't remember swimming around in the womb...
3) The mother just doens't want it. Well, the unibomber doesnt want to go to prison, so lets not make him. Sometimes you need to be RESPONSIBLE for your actions.
Blowing people up is a crime, so you have to go to prison...having an abortion is legal.
If the mother doesn't want it, you want to FORCE her to have it?!
I'm sure that wouldn't cause the mother to resent the child and possibly abuse it. Is that better?!
Of course, as said previously (Nitrox)...what about the economic/social issues?!
If you don't have the money, how are you going to give the child a decent life?!
Yes, I believe that people shouldn't use abortion as birth control, but I also believe it should be the woman's choice. Adoption is always the best option, but once again, that's for the woman to decide, not you.
I read that the majority of schools don't even teach birth control, but instead focus on abstinenance. Get real! A study just came out showing that this doesn't work, and that kids taught this actually have higher instances of STD's, and pregnancies!
Ok, enough of this ranting....