More termination
Of course I do know that we don't all live in cosy, middle-class families, where we all talk about our feelings and work through issues together. I know that the pressures that apply to many girls lead them to feel it's impossible to tell anyone what's happening to them. If they do let people know they are pregnant, they are faced by a multitude of opinions, often conflicting, and they know that they may be stigmatised for their decision in circles that they are not equipped to leave. It's a lot easier when you're 25 to say fuck you to everyone who doesn't like it that you had a termination than it is when you're 15.But I think the line I am drawing is between saying they don't have to know and they don't need to know. The danger in the debate at hand is that we tip over from the first, which protects the child, into the second, which hurts everybody.
posted by Dr Zen @ 3:35 pm
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