A quick Google finds recently in Idaho a 10 year old was raped and subsequently gave birth to a healthy baby. The same again in Idaho with a 9 year old who subsequently had a baby girl.
Hopefully, all will be given the care they require to grow up and lead happy and healthy lives. Do you think they deserve that chance? Or do you think the babies should be, err, 'terminated'?
As for the rapists, hell is probably the right place for them. Until then, life in a maximum security prison will have to do.
This story isn't just about child mothers of course. It's about the outrage people are expressing because a Catholic Priest is against abortion, even if it be for a 9 year old girl expecting twins.
Yes, giving birth at that age is risky, and we would hope that such a case would provide such media attention that the poor girl receive the best possible medical care. We would hope that the situation is closely monitored and Doctors intervene to save the mother or children only when there seems to be no other option.
Because whilst it is a risk for the girl, it was certain death for the babies now that they have been aborted.
By the way, the youngest girl on record to give birth is apparently 5 years old.
I understand that cases like this can generate fierce debate because the situation is terrible to begin with, and there will be a range of medical opinions on the viability of the pregnancy. I agree, maybe that point was reached. The Priest genuinely seems to think it had not been reached, and the Doctors were too hasty.
Putting that aside, what I don't agree with though is the logic that just because a Catholic Priest argues for the chance for life for the babies, the Catholic Church gets labelled "girl haters" or "Catholic Taliban".
This is the same church that works so hard to defend the lives of females aborted in China and India, because the parents prefer boys.
The Church defends the sanctity of human life, all human life, including the unborn. A quick flick through the liberal blogs, and the reaction to the is much the same - high degrees of vitriol and condescension for some-one praying all three lives would be safe and saved.
It's a sad indictment on today's world when people increasingly fail to at least respect such a position, even if they don't agree with it.
Brazil Abortion for 9 year old victim of rape
Update: And twins born to a 10 year old
And further discussion: Child Mothers II
Hopefully, all will be given the care they require to grow up and lead happy and healthy lives. Do you think they deserve that chance? Or do you think the babies should be, err, 'terminated'?
As for the rapists, hell is probably the right place for them. Until then, life in a maximum security prison will have to do.
This story isn't just about child mothers of course. It's about the outrage people are expressing because a Catholic Priest is against abortion, even if it be for a 9 year old girl expecting twins.
Yes, giving birth at that age is risky, and we would hope that such a case would provide such media attention that the poor girl receive the best possible medical care. We would hope that the situation is closely monitored and Doctors intervene to save the mother or children only when there seems to be no other option.
Because whilst it is a risk for the girl, it was certain death for the babies now that they have been aborted.
By the way, the youngest girl on record to give birth is apparently 5 years old.
I understand that cases like this can generate fierce debate because the situation is terrible to begin with, and there will be a range of medical opinions on the viability of the pregnancy. I agree, maybe that point was reached. The Priest genuinely seems to think it had not been reached, and the Doctors were too hasty.
Putting that aside, what I don't agree with though is the logic that just because a Catholic Priest argues for the chance for life for the babies, the Catholic Church gets labelled "girl haters" or "Catholic Taliban".
This is the same church that works so hard to defend the lives of females aborted in China and India, because the parents prefer boys.
The Church defends the sanctity of human life, all human life, including the unborn. A quick flick through the liberal blogs, and the reaction to the is much the same - high degrees of vitriol and condescension for some-one praying all three lives would be safe and saved.
It's a sad indictment on today's world when people increasingly fail to at least respect such a position, even if they don't agree with it.
Brazil Abortion for 9 year old victim of rape
Update: And twins born to a 10 year old
And further discussion: Child Mothers II