Rumors and Truth

[Pico and ME]

My fear is that, unfortunately, as a result of this VERY high profile teen pregnancy, teen pregnancy rates will climb. Thats not a good thing.

[SamIam]

What's the big deal, especially if the daughter is getting married? I would assume that the daughter will set up housekeeping somewhere with her new husband, not move in with Mom and Dad. So who cares if Grandma has to go somewhere on Air Force 2? The child's mother is traditionally the one responsible for her own child. And if Grandma (and Grandpa) want to slip the newlyweds a few bucks, so they can buy their own home in Alaska or anywhere else, who cares about that either?

[jinx]

Originally Posted by Pico and ME

My fear is that, unfortunately, as a result of this VERY high profile teen pregnancy, teen pregnancy rates will climb. Thats not a good thing.

Did/do you have the same fears wrt Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy?

[bluecuracao]

Originally Posted by jinx

Did/do you have the same fears wrt Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy?

I felt like that was a bad example as well.

Whether or not these high-profile teen pregnancies/births result in higher rates, my concern is that they send the message that it's okay for teens to give birth in this day and age.

Yes, it happens, it's always happened. But IMO, it's NOT okay. I'll appeal to everyone's common sense here, and state that most teen mothers do not receive the level of emotional and financial support that the Spearses and the Palins are assumed to be able to provide to their teen mother family members.

When I was in high school (80s), there were so many pregnant girls that they started a separate school on our campus for them to attend. I don't know how many stuck with it, but the program ended before I reached my senior year. Sex education was never part of our curriculum in regular high school.

To me, the very fact that Ms. Palin is able to run for VP with her views toward women's and girls' reproductive rights is worse than ironic; it's a slap in the face of the strides that (should) have been made over the past four decades.

[lookout123]

To me, the very fact that Ms. Palin is able to run for VP with her views toward women's and girls' reproductive rights is worse than ironic; it's a slap in the face of the strides that (should) have been made over the past four decades.

Wait a minute. she doesn't share your beliefs and priorities so she shouldn't be eligible for office? please tell me that isn't what you meant, because that is no different than a christian sitting at home saying the reverse of obama. that misses the whole point of having an election to begin with.

[bluecuracao]

Originally Posted by lookout123

Wait a minute. she doesn't share your beliefs and priorities so she shouldn't be eligible for office? please tell me that isn't what you meant, because that is no different than a christian sitting at home saying the reverse of obama. that misses the whole point of having an election to begin with.

Eh no, that's not what I was trying to say. What I meant was that if it weren't for the advances in society that women have achieved, largely because of rights that Palin opposes, she wouldn't even have the chance to run for VP.

[lookout123]

she opposes abortion. that has exactly zero to do with her ability to run for VP.

i'm pretty sure she supports a woman's right to work, right to vote, and things like that, so i'm not really sure what exactly you are saying.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Pico and ME

My fear is that, unfortunately, as a result of this VERY high profile teen pregnancy, teen pregnancy rates will climb. Thats not a good thing.

There is no evidence to support that statement.