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Should a parent of a pregnant 15-year-old child have the right to force her child to have an abortion? ?

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  1. Of course not...The 15 year old is able to make her own decisions and her decisions will affect her life!!


  2. nope its her bby its her decision if u or a friend is in real danger here she needs to run away to her grand parents or friends and tell the police i watched MONTEL one time and a mom FORCED her daughter to with out tell ing her daughter what was goin gon

  3. No...they had the right and responsibilty to teach their daughter self respect and responsibility.

    They didn't....they pay the price too.

    Abortion is destroying a child because it is an inconvenient time for you. It is the most selfish thing a woman can do.

  4. uhm july, being raped is a completely different situation.. shes saying if you CHOOSE to spread your legs for s*x then you can spread them for birth. and when your raped you obviously dont choose do to that.

    and who said anything about forcing them to have there kid?

    well either way, its totally wrong for ANYONE to force a pregnant teen to abort or have her baby.

    it should be totally up to her. its her body, not her parents or anyone elses.


  5. No. Her body, her choice. In fact if that happened to me, I would NEVER talk to my parents again, EVER!!!!!!!!

    It's illegal too BTW.

  6. Absolutely NOT!!!

    -It is not up to the parents to decide what their 15-year-old will want when they are of legal age...3 years later.

    -It's unfair to force any person to have an abortion

    -Who is to say that the 15-year-old doesn't have a mind of her own...and different beliefs than those of her parents.

    -Most importantly:  Who says this forced act won't place guilt on this now 15-year-old for the rest of her life?  A good parent would not risk placing his or her own child's mental health at risk...maybe forever.


  7. No! full stop I really disagree with abortions myself and I think its wrong to kill something that does'nt have the right to make decisions itself

    or to kill anything actually.

    The 15 year old was smart enough to get prgnant so should assume the responsibility, the baby shouldnt have to pay for something thats not its fault.

    as much as I disagree with them, its the 15 year old girls choice wether to do it or not no parent can make that decison for her, or even FORCE her to do it.

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  8. Absolutely not! No one should have the right to force someone to kill their child. It is the choice of the person that is pregnant not the parent or husband or BF of that person. Abortion is a horrible thing to go through emotionally and to force a young person through something like that is dispicable.  

  9. NO.  Because it's the girl's body no matter what the situation.

  10. NO!

    When I was 15 my mom tried to force an abortion on me. (I ended up miscarrying before anything happened) and it was traumatic to say the least. Even now, I can't even think about babies, let alone see one without getting incredibly depressed. And it's not just because of the miscarriage, it also has to do with the stress my mom put on me.

    She had good intentions, and she was trying to protect me, but she did so much damage. I can't trust her anymore. I'm pregnant now (I'm 16 now) and I can't tell her because I want to keep this baby. She's also forever scarred me on the topic.  

  11. No. And I don't say that because "abortion is wrong" I think not because, well, it's the daughter's choice. It's going to be (or would have been) the daughter's child. She should have the choice between keeping the baby, adoption, or abortion.

  12. No, because that's not in her control.

    Her grand-babies aren't her children.

  13. No! I don't think so, that is an innocent human being, it can't help that his/her mom or dad made a big careless mistake.  

  14. "If you can spread your legs to have s*x, you can spread them to give birth."

    Uh, no, actually there's a big difference.  Would you say that to a rape victim?

    "Abortion is a horrible thing to go through emotionally and to force a young person through something like that is dispicable."

    Oh, and forcing a young person to go through pregnancy and childbirth is not despicable?

  15. No, but I believe in the parents right to have a 23rd trimester abortion.

  16. No.

    Usually I am all about a parents right until a child is 18, but not this. The psychological ramifications are life long (I speak from experience) and a parent has no right to "force" ANYONE to go through that. There are other choices that can be made and deals that can be wrought.

    My husband and I had this arguement (though our daughter are only 6 and 3) and I told him flat out I would divorce him so that he had no say. If one of them was stupid enough to get into the situation I would support thier decision. That is not to say I would make any choice EASIER, only that I woudl SUPPORT it.

    My no goes both ways. I don't believe a parent has the right to force thier child to HAVE a baby either. In the end, it's THEIR choice. I would hope a parent is wise enough to discuss the ramifications of having s*x to begin with so thier child isn't "shocked" at the possible out comes. I intend to discuss all of this with my girls so that they have an idea of thier choices before they ever even sleep with someone.

    Having s*x is a responsibility. If you aren't willing or able to accept the possible responsibilites then you aren't ready to have s*x.

    It really IS that simple.

  17. No, I think if she can make the decision to be sexually active, she can make the decision on this also.

    I don't think anyone should have the right to force anything on anyone.

  18. No

    Because that is the girls body.

    She had s*x-she can have a baby.

    If you can spread your legs to have s*x, you can spread them to give birth.

  19. noo well ur daughtewr know wat would be coming and if she wants to okay but if she want the child to love and care u should help her and be by her side :.) lol  

  20. That would push "Pro-Choice " right out the window as a concept, and make it "Pro-Abortion as a means of birth control" not to ention the individual rights of the girl.

  21. no way!!!!

    that is horrible that is taking a life away!! If your daughter got pregnant then clearly the parent wasn't paying enough attention to the child so they had s*x and got pregnant. It was the daughters chocie to have s*x so now she has to pay the price. the dumbo should have used a condom. now she will pay the price of unsafe s*x.

  22. h**l NO.  Thats all I really care to say about it.  Thats just wrong.

  23. I don't think anyone should force abortion upon anyone. But I do understand why a parent would not want their 15 yr old daughter to become a mother. The parents should talk to the girl about raising a child and how her life will change but ultimately leave the decision up to her.  

  24. An abortion is a VERY personal and sensitive subject. While being 15 is clearly not the ideal pregnancy situation no one should have to be forced to have an abortion-regardless of the situation. That would be something that not only she would have to live with but also the parent.  

  25. NO! they shouldn't...they have the right to decide if they want the baby or not!

  26. no because, a baby shouldnt be punished for the teens mistake

  27. well yes and no in my opinian

    i mean im sure she could raise a chidl because some real idiots manage to raise kids its just think that to many girls think that all there good for is being moms and it means they loose respect in soceity and they will never have careers and opertunities,

    but forcing a girl to have an abortion could cause perminant trauma

    if the child is so dumb that she wants a baby at 15 thats fine , she can do it herself but i dont think that if a parent has offerd her support for an abortion and an option for a career and collage they shoudl be lumberd with a kid

    this agian all depends on the state of gestation. if it only a few weeks gone , its just a ball of cells and abortion is a simple process and your not 'killing' anything

    if she is 4months gone thats a baby so it would be cruel without a medical reason but i am all for womans choice.

  28. No, I don't think that the choice should be up to the parents. The reason why I think that it should be up to the pregnant teen instead is because it is their body, their life. It may not be a good idea to have a child at such a young age, but I don't think that it should be up to the parents.

  29. No that is sooo Not right, its WRONG

  30. ..no way, why should they have that right? im not sure how it is in the states, but here in England, any girl, no matter how old she is, she just has to be old enough to be pregnant, can get an abortion, without her parents ever knowing she was even pregnant!

    and thats a good, thing, because some parents would go mental at their kid for getting pregnant, some would even kill her, that has happened!

  31. I'm in england too like dr wayne (first answerer)

    and I am 15 now

    and if I became pregnant I would NOT have an abortion

    And i would NOT let my parents force me into having one.

    I'd see it as " the baby is inside of MY body, so why should they have the right to kill it? "
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