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She’s keeping the baby
Posted on September 2, 2008 by thudfactor
Sarah Palin says this about her seventeen-year old pregnant daughter:
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<li>Please get out of the new one</li>
<li>If you can’t lend your hand</li>
<li>For the times they are a-changin’.</li>
</ol>
Is that a diaper joke?
Babies having babies…
Bristol has mommy’s “unconditional love and support” because mommy is now McCain’s running mate and she has no other choice but to give that “unconditional love and support.”
I have to say I am really offended by the notion being touted that there is a “right” and a “wrong” decision here (not by you, but by Dobson, et al), and especially that the “right” decision involves a shotgun marriage of a 17 year old, all to suit the political ideology of adults.
There is a right and a wrong decision, I think. But it depends on the circumstances which is the wrong or the right decision, and it’s a decision that ought to be up to those it directly effects. The rest of us don’t have standing to judge, which is basically the pro-choice (and small government) position.
I think what Chrissy means is, it’s being touted that the right and only solution for someone in this position is marriage and keeping the child.
Rational people (liberals) realize there are appropriate decisions depending on personal circumstances.
In rural Poland, being highly Catholic, a pregnancy means automatic marriage. I knew one single mother while I was there, and she eventually moved to America. Many of those marriages end up less than ideal, but everyone is pretty much stuck in the situation.
And rigid Catholic theology lead to all three problems: abstinence only “sex ed” provides teens with no working knowledge of birth control (after all, it’s a sin); “a bastard child is a shame” thinking makes marriage the automatic option; and the “divorce is wrong even if you’re in an abusive relationship” ideology leaves no way out.
It seems Bristol has experienced two out of those three options. I only hope that Bristol doesn’t end up experiencing the third. I’m sure as long as she’s submissive and keeps a Christian woman’s place, she’ll be fine…
I think your post does an excellent job of showcasing all the things that are needed to effectively deal with the decision of having a baby when dealing with an unplanned teen pregnancy. In this kind of situation, the chances are greater that the kid (or for that matter the parents) and society will be better for it.
But of course, as you’ve stated, this is the optimal situation in this use case scenario and its also not always the most common situation. And thus if government can’t guarantee this situation for everyone, the only other viable pro-life stance would be to force anyone in this situation into adoption. I personally vouch highly for adoption and that being my preferred solution to this type of situation.
However, in many cases, the decision will not to be adoption… it will be to have the baby without giving it the environment the baby needs to be responsibly raised and be a positive member of society. Ugh.
And so I would argue, if you are pro-life, then you have to also support either both or one of the following: The government takes an active role in helping those in need of parenting aid (both financially and instructively and many other ways) and/or the government can force a person to adopt.
I think for most, the former is preferred. The latter is a scary world. But for many, a government that enforced a pro-life stance on anyone regardless of their situation may be even scarier world.