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Letters: "Calling abortion 'health care' is ... - MLive.com

I’m writing in response to Sean McCann’s Viewpoint, “Stupak amendment would deny abortion coverage in health care bill.” Elective abortion is not a “medical procedure” and never will be, regardless of how many health insurance plans cover ...

Harlan Drake biggest witness against himself in murder ... - MLive.com

CORUNNA, Michigan — In the end, Harlan Drake turned out to be the biggest witness against himself. The biggest murder trial in years in Shiawassee County may have pivoted on Drake’s own words to jurors . With his fate hanging in the balance, the ...

Posts from 2010 - GetReligion

Now there is nothing that we can do but shudder, because there are basic journalism issues that cannot be avoided in the wake of some important news here inside the DC Beltway. Let’s look at the Washington Post , for starters : The Supreme Court ...

Letters to the Editor for March 12 - Register Citizen

There is no justification for abortion As the years pass we look back on our lives there are certain events that stand out as more momentous than others, some even life changing. Those of us that are old enough may remember the night in November in ...

Latest Articles - Dissident Voice

Posted by Max Shields on 03/11/2010 at 8:49pm There are no sayanim.. There were no five dancing schlomos.. “Evidence linking these Israelis to 9/11 is... Posted by kalidas on 03/11/2010 at 7:21pm Mr. Garcia Jr. tells the reader that “we” are ...

Ushering in the Decade of Understanding - HomepageDaily

A few months ago I went to a Church service. There I expected to find God’s comfort, to pray for good results in my exams, to try and understand the reason for bombings and wars and to make sense of my life. Instead I was confronted with a ...

March 2010 - Posts - MSNBC Firstread

*** Bureaucratic superstar : Green’s piece, by the way, has the best description we’ve read about Geithner: “He lacks the fully realized public persona most government officials develop by the time they’re chosen for important Cabinet ...

Galaxie 500: Today/On Fire/This Is Our Music - The Guardian

... which the music industry starts trying to divest you of cash in exchange for a wallow in your youthful memories, whether those memories involve Freddie and the Dreamers or the Butthole Surfers' Locust Abortion Technician. What happened next was ...

Archive for February 2007 - The Spokesman-Review

The House was in mid-debate, when suddenly, without warning, Hayden Lake Rep. Jim Clark’s laptop computer started playing a sprightly electronic version of “Happy Birthday.” All the legislators around Clark turned to look at him, and as the ...

HICKS: Abortion at 14; shhh, it's OK - Washington Times

Despite the fact ... ramifications, such as abortion. For that, a minor girl can maintain her "right to privacy," and her folks don't necessarily need to sign a thing. That's because 14 states plus the District of Columbia allow teens to get ...

Resolved Question: Eight-teen and pregnant.I don't know what to do.?

I'm eight teen years old, have been dumped by my boyfriend, and father of my unborn child, and just lost my job. I don't know what to do and hope someone can give me some clues. My family is trying to talk me into an abortion. Beside the fact that they've never been there for me and I have no reason to listen to them, I find abortion to be morally unacceptable unless in the circumstances of rape, and for the welfare of the mother or child, but I am having doubts. The father wants nothing to do with me or the baby until he gets a paternity test (which he doesn't need, because there is no way it could be anyone else's) He has left me for another woman and refuses to even speak to me. I don't believe in abortion, but would it be better? I have no idea how to handle this. more

Resolved Question: Help me with this dream?

I had a dream last night that my ex and I were together, whom I am pregnant by currently! In the dream I was massaging his back in bed one minute and then the next minute he got up and sat at a table and we started talking about seduction! All of the sudden he began to insult me and tell me that you would never be together again! I woke up and felt nothing other than extreme sympathy and compassion for him, because he simply did not understand! Now let me give you the back story! We had been together for 5 years and he recently found out that 10 years ago I had been raped as a teenager and out of that rape I had a child which I placed for adoption. 5 years later I had an abortion with our child which he was not happy about! My reasons, I was still dealing with the pain of what had happened as a teen! He feels that I can have the child of a rapist but not his child, he simply does not understand! I am pregnant again and much older and find that sense a long road or counseling I am able to have a child again with out the trauma of the past! He has yet to find out that I am pregnant. In fact he said that he would be upset if I was to get pregnant again! Because my not telling about my issue destroyed his views on children. I am not going to have and abortion again as I believe I would be continuing the traumatic cycle and it has to end with me! Now that you know that back story and the dream that I had what would be your interpretation of the dream? Please no comments on how we should have used B/c, Im 30 have my own home etc. I was on the pill and got sick, thus it failed! Thanks so much! more

Resolved Question: Teenage Sex? What are you thoughts upon it? Explain how you feel about it in you awnser.?

I hate it when teenagers have sex!! what do u think!? it bothers me because they should be focusing on there studies then do something older people (+18) do when they are really deeply passionately in love!! it also annoys me the fact that they get pregnant and then get an abortion! i hate abortions! they should be illegal! seriously it sickens me to death. i think teenagers should wait! thats what i am doing. im only 14 and im not jealous etheir its just dumb when teenagers have sex because first off they don't even know what they are doing 2. abstinence is a virtue so is virginity! i mean come one wouldnt you rather keep your virginity till ur older then screwing ur life up now? there are also shows like teen mom and the secret life of the american teenager teen mom is a good show because then teens can understand what other pregnant teens go through. now don't get me wrong i don't have anything against prego teens and i dont think there sluts etheir but they just really shouldn't be having sex forreal i know its not my place to judge and i know its not my life but i just hate seeing people screw up there lives because "sex". like is there anyone out there that agrees with me!? please cmmt and share you thoughts! even if you agree or disagreee! more

Voting Question: Moms of teen girls-put yourself in my place? daughter of 14 is pg and 16yr old near due date?

Ok this is really weird and horrible and I don't know what to do. My 14 year old Louanna is 3 months pregnant. Well I have 8 kids and my first was at 16 with my daughter Lexia, so I was infuriated but what could I say differently? Lexia has her own appartment with her 19-year old boyfriend and their nursery is finished and we have a daycare center arranged for when she goes back to school, her boyfriend has a job and although it wasn't nice for her to become in this position, I could accept that because that was the situation I was in with her at 16. But with Lou its a different story, she's so young and is living with us and I hate the fact that I have not escaped the 'teen mom cycle.' But trust me, my kids were 11 when they had 'the talk' and I never let them stay at boyfriends houses or let boyfriends stay at ours. I am still with Lexia's father and we have financial stability from our babywear and construction business. Anyway we went to the docs with Lou and seriously she has no idea, but I would love her to show the maturity and keep the child and be a responsible mom. But her dad and her A$$hole boyfriend and his family are going out of their way to make sure Lou has an abortion. Just yesterday her dad packed her a suitcase and told her it was abortion or outta here! Her boyfriends family have given us a check to help with abortion costs and her boyfriend says he'll leave her if she doesn't get rid of their baby which I think is really sad. If I can make a success outa myself as a teen mom then I know Lou can do it, it will be so hard as a 14y/o but it is possible? I was just wondering what you thought? more

Resolved Question: How to tell my mom im pregnant?

So here is the story.. im 16 im pregnant with the child of my 18 year old fiance (2 years together) and yes we are a legal couple (age of consent of sex for my state is 14 we however did not have sex till i turned 16, 5 months after being together). My mother and i do not have a very open relationship. I believe she suspects my fiance and I are sexually active however as a mother she does not want to "except" that fact. I recently took a pregnancy test and it was positive, and i did not want to except that myself so i was taken to a doctor by my friends mother and had blood tests and found that i am indeed about 2 weeks along. I want to break the news to my mom but i fear her reaction. I also know many of my answers will contain things on how immature it was of me to get "knocked up" or things on sex before marriage. Yes i know my actions were unjust but what has been done cannot be undone because i find abortion to be more unjust than my actions. My child has a right to his/her life just as i did. I ask that as adults you treat me with respect and dignity because for a young age i am prepared to accept my responsibilities. I go to school and i do not plan to drop out. Both my fiance and i have jobs that i plan to keep. I graduate next year and plan to go to college to become a RN in N.I.C.U. In addition my fiance and i have also began savings for a down payment on a home. I am nearly 17 now so it will be quite legal to move out before my due date and to be settle into my own home. So while i am at a young age keep in mind that i have reached a level of maturity that surpasses most teens today and some adults as well. Thank you for your time and your answers. Have a wonderful day and for mommies to be.. I wish you the most wonderful path on the journey to creating a new life within you.I enjoy your answers most of all the ones of you who obviously have no knowledge of reading. Yes i laid there, and yes i spread my legs. Yes i let him "hit it" without a condom. However my question pertains to how to tell my mother i am pregnant. I will not sugar coat it, i would just like a respectable answer on how to tell my mom, i plan to move out within the next three months and start my own life with my own family. I know she wont be mad, i just do not want her to feel i am abandoning her.for the comment on no such thing as 2 weeks, take a birthing class please. I've taken parenting ED and child development and passed both classes in high school. 2 weeks pregnant refers to the two weeks after conception. more

Voting Question: Why is the age of consent so high in the US?

Hear in many states the age of consent for sex is 16. I think it should be 14 just like in Canada. It is 14 in most parts of the world anyway, in fact it is 13 in Spain and Japan. Now, 13 might be a bit low, but 14 is just right. 16 is unreasonably high. Many parents think that sex in the young teens possess a risk of STDs unwanted pregnancy, etc. BUT... if the person is educated and uses protection then they can be safe of that. Also birth control pills are 99% effective, if the on in a million occurs and the person get pregnant, there is always abortion. Of course the rules may change a bit when there if sex is involved with a person who is in a position of authority, ie, the age of consent in Italy is 14, however, if the person who the child is having sex with is a biological or adoptive parent, legal guardian, teacher, grandparent, THEN the age of consent is 16, I don't really understand it but there you go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_EuropeLike I said, I think I prefer the Italian system. 13 might be a bit low, but the Italian is just right. 14 as age of consent and 16 if the person is in a position of power (ie. Older sibling, parent, teacher, etc.) What are your opinions more

Voting Question: What do you think of my facebook status observations/jokes? Funny?

The Wisdom of Fish A collection of witty observations in the form of Facebook statuses By Fish Stark Attention to the people with To Write Love on her Arms--if you really want to prevent suicide, change your goddamn name. Nothing makes me want to kill myself more than when I see someone start a sentence with a preposition. TV news is like a bunch of faux chocolates carved out of soap. You never know what you're gonna get, but you're gonna hate it and it'll leave a bad taste in your mouth. All right. If my little brother thinks his walkie-talkie can reach to Mexico and wants to sing "Love Game" to all the imaginary Mexicans, fine. Let him. At least he's not doing drugs. Or singing Miley Cyrus songs to the imaginary Mexicans. Political Party Decoder: Democrat: Peace. Love. Butterflies. Republican: Money. God. Money. Libertarian: Too much of a miser to be a democrat, not racist enough to be a republican. Green: Like a democrat, but smokes more pot. Independent: Too dumb to figure out what side they belong on. Well, NBC network executives, you have dug yourselves into a huge hole. Based on what stupid people who have dug themselves into huge holes have done recently, you have three options: Go to jail, fade completely into the background, or get a job with FOX News. Gosh, anti-smoking groups. If you keep running the ad with the cute little girl who asks her daddy to stop smoking, how do you expect to get to the misogynists? I got 200 fans on my facebook writer fan page and was feeling like the king of the world. Then my little brother came up to me and asked "Why do you have a third nipple? It looks weird." Not so kingly anymore. Just saw a bratty kid abusing her nanny. I used to feel proud at the fact that in this country, any kid can become president. Now it scares me. After being hurt badly this season by Jay Leno's failing show, NBC decides to move him back to where he originally was so he can't hurt them any more. I can think of other groups that should follow the example. You heard me, republican party. Move Sarah Palin back to Alaska. University of Maryland University College. Most popular major: Redundancy. I'm pretty sure that the play I'm writing is the only play ever written that uses the phrases 'blasphemous bench' and 'Satan lives in Finland?' Just heard my little brother talking about sex. He knows a lot more than I did at 8--Back then, I thought sex was like President Bush, because Mommy and Daddy didn't like to talk about either. I agree with Dad on important issues like healthcare, the war, abortion, and so on. But I don't think we'll ever be able to agree on whether you should eat fish sticks with your fork or your fingers. back to school and its unrealistic expectations. In baseball, 35% is good. In Vegas, 65% is good. What the hell does terming 'good' as 90% teach us about real life? I always thought that God was judgemental. Then I watched Supernanny. Dear 60-year-old women on the beach--I am quite aware that you, just like everyone else in the world, have a butt. You may now proceed to the gift shop and buy a larger bikini, for chrissakes. Dear publishers--why must you put the painfully obvious words 'a novel' on the cover of all your novels? Do you seriously think someone is going to mistake 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' for a cookbook? Silly publishers. Tsk tsk, people who make Chantix commercials. You may have fooled SOME people with that disclaimer under your ex-smoker testimonial 'Lisa' that said 'Lisa is not an actor'. But you can't fool me. I know that women can't be actors. They're actresses. Silly Chantix. Of this I am certain: 99% of girls exist to monopolize or distract and steal the 1% I want to talk to. Started reading 'Chicken Soul for the Teen Soul'. The stories therein were so sad and pathetic that I have decided to write a parody--or maybe even a whole book of them! Picture a series of heartwarming stories told from a detention facility by varios juvinile delinquents. I'll call it 'Chicken Soup that the Teen Stole'. Is working on his one-act play, A Very Bad Idea. It's a tale of love, friendship, courage, faith, and looking for porn in the school library. Note to populace: Cucumbers are NOT, repeat NOT, cheap green contacts. They are food. Food is not for putting on your eyes, food is for consumption via the mouth. You cannot eat cucumbers with your eyes. Silly populace. Noticed that people make a lot of impulse purchases at the register--tabloids and candy and whatnot. Why don't supermarkets pick up on the register-impulse-purchase phenomenon and replace the $1.50 candy bars with $150 digital cameras? My little brother was doing some smack-talk with waves on the beach. I spent the afternoon trying to explain to him that the waves could not hear him calling them 'marshmallow crap' and 'lollipop urine', nor were they about to respond to his allegations that they were trying to sell him d more

Voting Question: What's some advice about teen sex?

I am a teenager and I would like to know what are some emotional issues with having sex as a teen? I have been told by everyone that I know that I am very mature for my age and I believe that I am in fact ready to have sex, I would just like to know some of the emotional strains related to having sex. I am aware of the fact that yes, I may become pregnant but I am not necessarily concerned with this due to the fact that I will use protection and if the protection fails, I am open to the idea of abortion if it comes down to that. I want to be prepared for sex before I get myself stuck in a situation that I am not ready for. Please give me some advice to help me. more

Resolved Question: Is a morning-after pill a method of abortion or of birth control?

My friend is doing a pro-life speech in front of an abortion clinic with her teen ministry group. I read a manuscript of her speech and was checking some facts for her. When looking at statistics of the number of abortions, I was wondering if a morning-after pill (most commonly used in Europe) is considered a method of abortion. more

Resolved Question: Be fruitful and multiply: How do I explain to my wife that I'm trying to impregnate another woman?

I've been married to my wife for 6 years and we haven't been fortunate with reproducing. She had two miscarriages and then we had our daughter in 2006. Our daughter has Down's Syndrome. I love her dearly though, don't get me wrong. My wife is quite a bit older than me, she's 42 and I'm 33. She has two teen daughters from her first marriage. Their father was awarded custody of them after the divorce because at the time, my wife had a serious drinking problem. But she had her life together by the time she met me and married me. We have a 3 year old together. I want more children though and my wife beats around the bush too much. She was fortunate to have 3 children, I only have one. She constantly uses her age as an excuse. Last year, she "miscarried" but later admits to me that it was an abortion. I was so furious that I almost left her right then and there. Now, she has a tubes tied. ANOTHER decision she made without consulting me. I love my wife too much to leave her and I believe she loves me too despite the fact that she hasn't been totally honest with me. But for the past 7 months I've been dating this 23 year old woman secretly and we have feelings for each other. We're trying to have a baby. But the woman thinks that if she gets pregnant by me then I'd leave my wife but she's mistaken. I just want more children and my wife is denying me that right. How do I explain to my wife what I'm doing and get her to accept it? As her husband, perhaps she can learn a thing or 2 from me about HONESTY. That's what a marriage is supposed to be built on. Right? God wants mankind to be fruitful and multiply. Right? more

Resolved Question: Is there a way that I can get my wife to accept that I'm trying to impregnate another woman?

Resolved Question: How can I get my wife to accept the fact that I'm trying to get another woman pregnant?

DON'T JUMP TO ANY CONCLUSIONS...I KNOW THE QUESTION SOUNDS WILD! I've been married to my wife for 6 years and we haven't been fortunate with reproducing. She had two miscarriages and then we had our daughter in 2006. Our daughter has Down's Syndrome. I love her dearly though, don't get me wrong. My wife is quite a bit older than me, she's 42 and I'm 33. She has two teen daughters from her first marriage. Their father was awarded custody of them after the divorce because at the time, my wife had a serious drinking problem. But she had her life together by the time she met me and married me. We have a 3 year old together. I want more children though and my wife beats around the bush too much. She was fortunate to have 3 children, I only have one. She constantly uses her age as an excuse. Last year, she "miscarried" but later admits to me that it was an abortion. I was so furious that I almost left her right then and there. Now, she has a tubes tied. ANOTHER decision she made without consulting me. I love my wife too much to leave her and I believe she loves me too despite the fact that she hasn't been totally honest with me. But for the past 7 months I've been dating this 23 year old woman secretly and we have feelings for each other. We're trying to have a baby. But the woman thinks that if she gets pregnant by me then I'd leave my wife but she's mistaken. I just want more children and my wife is denying me that right. How do I explain to my wife what I'm doing and get her to accept it? As her husband, perhaps she can learn a thing or 2 from me about HONESTY. That's what a marriage is supposed to be built on. Right? more

Resolved Question: surveys: Why most Malaysian parents and society can not accept the fact that real life when their?

children pregnant before married? 1. Which is better to save or kill (abortion) a baby? 2. Do we know the effect on the abortion? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion,_Physical_Effects_of http://www.theunchoice.com/whateveryamerican.htm http://www.theunchoice.com/unsafe.htm 3. Do we want many teenagers in Malaysia kill and remove the baby, how do we have to help all this teenagers? Quotes from leaders and experts “ … legal abortion is the most destructive manifestation of discrimination against women today." – Nancyjo Mann, founder of Women Exploited by Abortion “Teens are suffering adult-sized pain with a child's coping skills. The [abortion industry] tells them to ‘get over it’… My dream is to get this pain out in the open. I want to help give women the freedom to acknowledge that abortion hurts. –Terri, woman who had abortion as teenager A leading psychiatrist, obstetrician and former abortion provider has reported that every woman experiences psychological trauma at ending a pregnancy. "It is totally beside the point whether or not you think a life is there," he says. "You cannot deny that something is being created … a psychological price is paid. … Something happens on the deeper levels of a woman’s consciousness when she destroys a pregnancy. I know that as a psychiatrist." –Dr. Julius Fogel, psychiatrist and obstetrician who has personally performed over 20,000 abortions There is no doubt in my mind that problems exist.” “I know that there are short- and long-term adverse effects of abortion psychologically on women … there is no doubt in my mind that problems exist.” –former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop in an exclusive interview with The Rutherford Institute As the host of eight documentaries on the subject of abortion, I have metmany other women who carry these deep psychological scars. In fact, I have met so many that I now believe that there are only two kinds of women who have had abortions: those who have hit the emotional wall and those who will.–Jane Chastain, columnist and radio host “I wish someone had said ‘There will be losses having a baby, but don’t underestimate the loss of having an abortion. –Lee, in Giving Sorrow Wordssaint to only take a good care of our daughter are not enough, we all of us have to be a good motivation and to explain what is this sex, the truth live but in our country they never do this like what emerald said I appreciate for your answer emerald even I'm a Malay and Muslim I feel very sad because in our country we all the adult, parents and government should hand to hand to solve this matter for our children and for our country. Quote: Lelaki, Cinta dan Sex sungguh indah di cipta yang Maha Kuasa tetapi di sebalik keindahan itu ada racun berbisa - aini Quote: Men, Love and Sex just divine in invent Almighty but behind the beauty be poisonous poison - aini more

Resolved Question: If conservatives are against abortion, why are so many against giving teens access to contraception?

I understand they want abstinence before marriage, but the way I see it this is wanting to have your cake and eat it too. In an ideal world, teens would actually be abstinent. In an ideal world a lot of things would be different than they are. But the fact of the matter is that the only kinds of kids who practice abstinence are the kinds who wouldn't get an abortion anyway. Abstinence only education is about as effective as telling a teenager to just say no to drug dealers. It's completely out of touch with practical realities. Social conservatives need to be realistic and decide which they consider more important: preventing abortions or preventing teens from getting their hands on contraceptives. more

Resolved Question: Is Anyone Else Really Annoyed By The Teens On 16 And Pregnant/Teen Mom?

Seriously.. I cant even watch them anymore. While I was pregnant I LOVED watching 16 And Pregnant, but now I cant even stand to turn on MTV and see their faces. I dont hate all of them, just a select few. Like I HATE Farrah, and I really dont like Catelynn and her boyfriend either. Farrah is just immature and she isnt a real mom.. I remember watching on 16AP when she gave birth she had to have her makeup on and she didnt even cry when she saw and held her beautiful little girl for the first time.. then she kept asking her mom to do everything for her when it came to the baby, like the late night feedings. Come on.. you decided to have a baby, and you cant even do what your suppose to? And then she would rather go out on dates with random guys than be home with her daughter? Seriously I would punch her in the face if I ever saw her in public. She is nothing but a whiney little brat who shouldnt have had a kid bc she still acts like a baby herself. And Catelynn and her boyfriend bother me bc they got pregnant like a bunch of retards then give the baby up for adoption and then cry about it afterwards.. and get tattoos for a baby that you dont even have and take care of? Like wtf? If you are grown enough to have sex, then you should be grown enough to deal with the consequences. I understand giving the baby up for adoption if you absolutely cannot take care if it.. but their parents wouldve helped them, thats why the parents were so mad about the whole adoption thing. I think they chose the easy way out of the whole thing.. and if they werent going to take care of the baby they shouldve had an abortion bc there are so many babies out there that are born and are given to the state and go to many different homes throughout their lives.. they were lucky that they had a family to take her. Im tired of people having children and then not wanting to take care of them so they give that responsibility to someone else.. Im a teen mom myself, and this Teen Mom show pisses me off, bc only like 3 of them have a truly "hard time" being a mom. Catelynn isnt even a real parent.. she doesnt have her damn kid. Just because you give birth doesnt mean your a mom.. you have to take care of the baby to be a mom. Ive been living on my own since I was 17 with my fiance and his 5 year old son.. we have a 5mht old son together and I do everything for both of my children. I took on the responsibilty of taking care of my birth son and my stepson bc my stepsons birth mother hasnt been in contact with him in over a year.. and I love him like he is my own. Now if I can do it with TWO children on my own, why cant they do it with their parents help? My parents dont live near me, and I dont get along with them at all.. hence the reason Ive been living on my own since I was 17. Sorry for ranting.. but I just hate the fact that they put these girls up on a pedistal for no reason. Especially the two I mentioned above. Its ridiculous considering there are plenty of teen moms out there like me who have to do it all on their own or only with their partner, and not with any family support like parents.. that is the tough part. Its not tough being a mom at all. Its only tough if you dont want to be one. Anyways.. does it bother anyone else? I feel like a major douchebag for complaining, but I cant help myself. more

Resolved Question: what could go wrong if we loosen the restrictions on abortion?

people say this will increase permiscous behavior and less "moral" actions. isn't teen pregnancy skyrocketing even with strict abortion laws? at least with abortion they will not have to drag another fuckign life into their permiscous lifestyle. dont even say god is going to get mad and we will become a modern sodom and ghomorroah. because their are far more "sinful" places in the world that remain that way and god doesn't send fire rain to destroy them. im sick of people subjecting policies to their personal beliefs and feelings. abortion could do a great good for people. dont even say murder. this country has a lengthy history of sending innocent lives to fight for great reasons and also for reasons that have no benefit to anybody. whatching a mother drop out of college because she can't balance it with 3 kids and another on the way is a couple 10s of thousands of dollars she will never have and this is bad for her and the economy in general. imagine every mom that dropped out of college and went on welfare being worth at least 30,000 dollars less to the economy and in fact is taking money from others paychecks and repaying the economy far less than if she was able to have an abortion stay in college and make a decent salary.risky biz: you cant dispute any of what i said. none. more

Resolved Question: For single parent mommies, or mommies in a long distance relationship. How can you stand it?

Here's abit about me. Im 17 years old. I had my baby girl 8 days after i turned 17. Shes 2 weeks and one day today. Im canadian and her father is american. Hes 19 years old. He wasn't there for the birth and he still hasn't come to see her. Our relationship consists of phone calls and MSN. Its pretty lame and i didn't want it this way. Each day he says hes going to come down at christmas. Well 'maybe'. Sure i know what your thinking, stupid teenager, you did this onto yourself. And yes i fully understand what we have done and the result. And trust me if i wanted to take the easy way out i would have gotten an abortion. And i didn't, why? Because i took responsibility that's why. And looking at my daughter i can see i made the right choice. Some of you may not understand my choice, and that i am OK with. Now my question goes for all mommies, teen or older. If you are in a relationship, long distance, or just a single parent. How can you stand it? I feel like something is crushing me every time i hear the words "Maybe i'll come down for christmas". Maybe? Please if i'm wrong to think that maybe is a bad choice of words for him right now, and me resulting with anger then go ahead and clear it up for me. I went through hell, alone. I gave birth to his daughter and he didn't even make an effort in coming to see her born. There is no excuse for it, because i had 'back labor' for 5 days before the hospital decided to induce. I was 36 weeks and 3 days when i had her. And even though he phoned me while i stayed at the hospital, i would just get more angry at the fact that i was alone. And then i knew because he had made no effort to come, or was even planning on coming that i would be alone from day one. So single parents, or those with long distance relationship i wanna hear your story on how you dealt with your situation? Offer advice towards me if you like. And PS. Don't go yelling at me for what i have done. What is done is done and that is all. I don't need someone on here telling me hw i messed up my life. Thank you.To SETH: Did i say that we just had sex out of the blue? No, your acting like i am the first to have a child without being married or in a 'serious relationship'. Me and him have been together for almost 2 years. Sorry i didnt put that in my question. We have no had sex with anyone else. So i think it was pretty serious. I guess just not enough for you?To DYOT: I am not stating that i am 'trying' to get over a boy that is just not into me? I dont know how you got that from my writting, but that is your opinion. If he wants to leave me and his daughter he can go ahead and do it. Im not tying him down. Hes from another country for god sakes, he could leave me all he wants and i cant do a thing about it. I was asking an answer for the mothers out there with spouse issues, im sorry you didnt get that point straight away? And BTW i ASKED him over and OVER if he wanted this child. And he's the one who made a big deal about whether i wanted an abortion. So thanks to the people who read and understood what i was stating in my writing and question. more

Resolved Question: Are you good at english? ( click if you are )?

Could you do me a HUGE favor and proof read this for me? If tomorrow you found out you were pregnant, wouldn’t you like to know, despite the fact that you are a teenager you had options? That you didn’t have to settle for abortion or adoption if you really didn’t want to, that there was a way you could keep the baby and still finish school and graduate. For a problem like this an in school daycare would be a perfect solution for this sticky situation. An in school daycare is a program where you can drop your kids off before school, go to all your classes, and then pick your child up at the end of the school day, its free and a completely safe environment for your child. With a program as appealing as this one, it’s crazy to think there would be any objection. Despite the counter argument I think this program is a completely rational solution to something that could possibly ruin your future. According to Grace Chen “these programs are simply encouraging irresponsible choices” (paragraph 6). Having an in school Daycare for teen mothers in my opinion does not encourage irresponsible choices from the teens; it’s simply there if it’s needed. Like it or not, taking away or not having a on campus daycare will not stop teen pregnancies, all it will do is make the number of teen mother drop out increase. Speaking from an outsiders point of view , Ty states that “She doesn't think an immature teen is going to make a decision on whether or not to have sex, use protection, or keep a baby based on whether or not school has daycare” ( 1 ). I would have to agree with her statement because there is nothing glamorous about having a baby at a young age, and seeing some peers carrying and rushing to get their babies to daycare and then having to rush to get to their class would be more of a scare tactic than an encouragement, I mean who would see that intestinally want that? Another argument an apposing argument made was that “In addition to these programs, many assert that public school day care is simply too costly, and inevitably takes funding away from more deserving students” (Grace Chen, paragraph 7). Who is anyone to say that one student is more deserving over the other because one mistake? At least they are taking responsibilities for their actions instead of taking the easy way out. If the student makes a mistake they still deserve the same opportunities and chances as every other student at the school, and despite the fact that they made a mistake, its kids teaching kids and they still need guidance. Daycare in general is beneficial to the child for a couple important reasons starting with it being a stable environment. Daycare is a stable environment for the child because as long as the daycare is open and running they have a safe constant environment they can go to, and when it’s a constant environment and they are already comfortable with the people there it allows them to open up and be more open and comfortable to doing different activities and interacting with other kids. Also, daycare is a safe environment for the kids to be in, by that I mean there is always someone watching them, and they are never left by themselves. Another good thing a daycare offers in the child’s favor is there is always something hands on for them to do, such as little art projects. By the kids doing little art projects it allows them to exercise there brains and learning process so they learn more starting at a younger age. Lastly it’s important for the kids start interacting with kids their own age, which will help in readying them for actual school and they won’t be as anti social towards other kids. With a daycare on a school campus it allows actual students that attend that specific school to be apart of the program by allowing them to take it as a class, but as their elective, and they are able help with the kids. This is beneficial to the students taking this class because it gives hands on experience working with the kids that will help them later on in their future. Another beneficial reason this class if beneficial to students is that it gives them skills that could be useful to them if they want to get in to the child development or just working with children in general as a career. Speaking from experience, aside from the obvious reasons why it’s beneficial to students and what most people don’t know about this class is that it is an actual class and you do learn more from it than you would think. Daycare is good for teen moms for many reasons; one being that it gives them a support system is they don’t already have one. By that I mean, maybe the teens actual parents do not support the choice to keep the baby over another alternative and they actually have no one else, the caregivers are always there for them if they need help with something, or they just need someone to talk to. The daycare is usually free of charge which is a good thing for teen mothers because a handful of the teen mothers don’t work,Yeah, thanks for that. but i wasent asking for opinions i was asking for someone to edit it. and i did write it, who else would? its MY assignment. kthanks. more

Resolved Question: Do you believe women should have to register for selective service?

And be drafted if there is ever a war? Now, as a 17 year old teenage girl, I am somewhat on the fence about this. I can easily see how it can be considered sexist and unfair to men. Men are required, by law, to register or else have some of their rights relinquished and may be put in a position that could take their life, while women don't have to do any of this. Women want and have fought for equal rights and I do believe that if we truly want equal rights, we should have ALL of the same rights and equal responsibility. But then, after doing some thinking, there really are some reasons why I disagree with women being drafted. 1) Lets say both parents of children are drafted, who would look after them? 2) Women are the ones that get pregnant. A diminishing of women would mean a diminishing of population. And a war that would require drafting would surely cause a lot of deaths. We would need the women to repopulate. 3) If men are captured by the enemy, they may be tortured or killed. If a women is, the same may happen, however, the enemy is a lot more likely to rape the women and use them in that way. 4) It would be ridiculously easy for a women to get out of it. All she would have to do is get pregnant and she would no longer be considered for the draft. 5) If men and women bunked together, this would lead to sex, which would then lead to unwanted pregnancies and abortions. Think about the finance involved in that. And if the women did want their children, they would get to go home. Now, the next two reasons, I hope won't be considered sexist. I am a woman myself and I believe women can do anything men can do and while women are on par with men mentally, when it comes to physical strength, men just have more of it. This is a fact. Also most men naturally feel a need to protect women. If they were in a situation where a women could be killed, they would most likely pay more attention to her safety rather than their job, which could end up getting more people killed. What is your opinion on this? I'm going to ask this in another section, so I can get opinions from more adults also. But I just thought it would be interesting to know what teens thought about the issue. I also want to say that I don't support the draft whatsoever and I believe that instead of trying to make women register, we should be trying to eliminate the draft completely.I also believe that no one should have to register but men, in fact do. So do you think women should also have to?SusanBrei - A well thought out answer, thank you. You also have some great points. I thought of that also for number one but I also thought kids might be more upset with their mom leaving. Regarding number 2, I know that it has never happened but I think the only way we would even resort back to the draft, would be because of the magnitude of a war. And I may be considered crazy for this but I'd rather be killed by my enemy than raped. And women I think are more likely to be. Great point on number 4. People who would resort to that should not be inducted into the military. Men though, would still have to cause themselves physical pain. Getting pregnant isn't painful ( perhaps giving birth) but it is definitely extreme. They can't get pregnant at will, but it isn't too difficult for someone who doesn't have infertility issues. And I agree on your last point, there are plenty of other jobs women could do. I do not believe women should be forced to fight on the front lines.I also forgot to add, regarding 5, the women in the military now are there by choice not force so, they probably would not risk getting pregnant. more

Resolved Question: How do I tell my parents? or shall I go through with abortion?

I found out this morning that I am pregnant. By my calculations, i think I am about 5 weeks. I am going to make a doctors appointment tomorrow morning to confirm and to discuss options. I thought about it long and hard this morning and keep considering abortion because I am scared my parents are going to go off the rails. I really would love to keep the baby and take responsibility for my actions. My boyfriend agrees. I am young, 18. but I have my head screwed on (I know it would be hard) and I have a career - i've been working as a nursery nurse for just over 2 months and although I would have to give it up for a little while, I am still making money. My boyfriend is working part-time at the moment but when I told him this morning that I am pregnant, he straight away said he would be here for me all the way and he's going to try extra hard to find a full time job to provide for us. I know I was silly but it was an accident (the condom broke but i thought I would be fine because I had only just came off the pill) I have cried most of this morning because i'm so confused and don't know what to do. I really want to keep the baby because i've heard abortions can affect your fertility later on in life and I know for a fact that I want to have children. I would just like to know from you guys how to break it to my parents (your experience if you had one) or whether it would be a good idea to get an abortion? (provide details of your situations as pregnant teens if you are) thanks in advance. more

Resolved Question: ok, im a little upset ...........?

I keep reading on here about how teens are not mature enough to bring up baby's and that "kids shouldn't have kids" I also just read one guy saying anyone under the age of 20 should be forced to have an abortion, don't get me wrong I completely understand some people are not mature enough to bring up a child but I don't like the fact that people are saying "teens r not mature enough" im 18 and 5 months pregnant, I have my own house, and a supporting partner ( he's 20) my family are supportive, as are his. I think I am mature enough to have a baby and raise a child, I no it was unplanned and accidental but I would never dream of aborting my baby EVER and its upsetting to see people saying that people my age are not mature enough.....it may just be the hormones, i don't know lol, im not worried im not mature enough, I just want to do the best by my child, does this upset any one elts?usper? I said lol once...after I said something I thought was funny, in future I will put * giggle*I would give up my life for my child, I don't mind missing out on trivial things.urm first of all i live in the uk i left school 3 years ago, and u may think its a bad life choice but i think it is grate, seriously u guys realy should get a clue x see im trying to be a better person for my child but people like u guys piss me off more

Resolved Question: Where are we with right and wrong. just a question!?

I see so many men and women that are in there late 20's and even 30's, that seem so immature? When I was in my teens I was like them, and I mean in my younger teens! I had realized that about 12 or 15 years ago I just learned to wipe my bottom and became potty trained just that little long ago. I is not a rejection of our youth, but an eye opener to those who realize that fact. Why do the MOST respected of children psychologists insist that our society has went from an age of maturity of 18 to an age of 32? That is for the female gender and for males.. age 21 to age 35! Hey, I partied in my time, but I knew right from wrong and that there was such a thing. If there were not then let all our kids bring knives; guns; bombs; alternate devices, and do their thing at our schools! We have seen this, right? I know what Liberalism can bring and know that it is an off-shoot of Communism. I note that a nephew committed suicide and a niece died on a trip.. it was because of Liberalism! We take it way to far so we can say, we are NEVER responsible for what we do.. we can blame society; or another; or circumstances! What Will we finally say is the Limit, or will we? It is much easier, on the surface, to blame others. We know if abortion, for example, was outlawed, we would have 4x the accusation of rape! We have only 1/5th of rape cases being admitted as faults! 20% of men accused of rape are accused wrongly.. It makes other true cases suspect! Why would anyone accuse and lie? We have DNA now and this helps the falsely accused!!! Think!!! Think!!! There is right and wrong, but we fail to tell our children, thinking they will be restricted,, yes,, it is good they may be! Earl more

Resolved Question: Im picked on because Im a pregnant teen...?

Im 16 and pregnant and CONSTANTLY being picked on by the kids in my school. I go to a christian school but am currently being home schooled. The kids in my class always have mean things to say to me through emails, other friends, or Just wen they see me such as that Im a hoe, Im a piece of **** whore, I don't know my baby daddy, etc. but they don't even know my story...Ive been sexually abused since the age of 8 all the way til I was 14 and going to a christian school they tell you that anyone who has sex is an abomination to God and I didn't completely understand at the time so i became pretty resentful towards God because I felt as if He saw me being forced to do things I didn't want to do and yet he turned his back on me. after awhile I started dating one of my friends. at the time we'd been together for about 4months which is the first time I had sex with him. He used protection but it must have been too small or something because it came off and got stuck inside of me for about 5minutes...then a couple of weeks go by and I start to feel back pains and my stomach is cramping like crazy, my mom (who I am very close with) takes me to the clinic to be checked out, they then do a pregnancy test and it comes back positive. I don't believe in abortions because I don't believe in killing an innocent child for a mistake I made so I decided to go through with it and now Im 26 weeks pregnant with my daughter, Arianna. I don't feel depressed about the fact that I am having a child but it hurts to see people judge me so fast and automatically thing I'm a whore. is there anyway to tell these people that I am not a fast girl? or like maybe talk to the school about opening a counseling center for girls that have maybe gone through similar things as me and need someone to talk to? any kind of uplifting response will help =) thank you...and thanks for reading this long paragraph loll more

Resolved Question: Ima teen girl that is picked on because im pregnant?

Im 16 and pregnant and CONSTANTLY being picked on by the kids in my school. I go to a christian school but am currently being home schooled. The kids in my class always have mean things to say to me through emails, other friends, or Just wen they see me such as that Im a hoe, Im a piece of shit whore, I don't know my baby daddy, etc. but they don't even know my story...Ive been sexually abused since the age of 8 all the way til I was 14 and going to a christian school they tell you that anyone who has sex is an abomination to God and I didn't completely understand at the time so i became pretty resentful towards God because I felt as if He saw me being forced to do things I didn't want to do and yet he turned his back on me. after awhile I started dating one of my friends. at the time we'd been together for about 4months which is the first time I had sex with him. He used protection but it must have been too small or something because it came off and got stuck inside of me for about 5minutes...then a couple of weeks go by and I start to feel back pains and my stomach is cramping like crazy, my mom (who I am very close with) takes me to the clinic to be checked out, they then do a pregnancy test and it comes back positive. I don't believe in abortions because I don't believe in killing an innocent child for a mistake I made so I decided to go through with it and now Im 26 weeks pregnant with my daughter, Arianna. I don't feel depressed about the fact that I am having a child but it hurts to see people judge me so fast and automatically thing I'm a whore. is there anyway to tell these people that I am not a fast girl? or like maybe talk to the school about opening a counseling center for girls that have maybe gone through similar things as me and need someone to talk to? any kind of uplifting response will help =) thank you...and thanks for reading this long paragraph lolland yes I am a believing Christian now. at first I would say no I wasnt because I was very angry with him but as time went on and I realized that that verse wasnt for me I've gained more of a closer bond with Godwe did use a condom. it came off of him and got stuck inside of me for like 10 mins. more

Resolved Question: Exactly how much insanity will you liberals put up with?

Van Jones(Green Jobs Czar): Self proclaimed communist, Signed papers that 9/11 was an inside job John Holdren(Science Czar): "Forced abortions and mass sterilization needed to save the planet" "Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their will and given away to other couples to raise" Those are quotes from his book That new video where all the liberals claim that they will "Pledge to be a servant to obama" Can you honestly say that sits right with you? Honestly liberals, that doesn't sound odd at all? Really? Are you going to pledge to serve obama too? Because I thought the government was there to serve it's people... obama is going to children s schools where they will have to watch and fill out worksheets about his policies and about what exactly does he "inspire them" to do. A Civilian National Security force? "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded." So like a gestapo? Is this going to turn into something how if you have opposing views you have to answer to these people? Almost like how he said to tell on your neighbors if they say anything "fishy" about him? How much are you willing to take before you understand how insane this all is? And NONE of these things have to do with bush, so I don't wanna here you blabber on about that. And I'm NOT A REPUBLICAN, so your one comeback that you always use isn't going to work here. This isn't "propaganda", it's facts and quotes. What's propaganda is that crazy video about pledging to serve obama and having him go spread his propaganda to young impressionable school children and ave them to write papers about how they can help him, and how he inspires themFelonius Monkey: Exsactly what did I say here that was a lie? These are FACTS that I researched. But of coarse all you can do is complain about talk radio that has differing views from you. I don't even listen to the radio. So I'm asking you again, what did I say here that wasn't true?Mr. T: You really don't know about these things? You haven't heard these quotes yet? I'm not going to give you links, I want you to look them up your self, then you might realize what's going onhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqcPA1ysSbw Watch this, where they crazy liberals "Pledge to be a servant to obama" more

Resolved Question: Why are some people against teaching safe-sex in schools?

As a teenager, I honestly don't understand the logic myself even though I like looking at both sides of the argument. Can someone please explain? And below is my argument, a sophmore's argument for safe sex education. ----- And as a teenager, let me explain to you when I say that many teenagers lose their virginity by high school graduation. Seriously. Closing your eyes will not change the problem, and may in fact worsen it. Also, teenagers who wear purity rings are no less likely to have sex than teens who don't. Plus, 90% of teen virgins aren't doing so because they believe in abstinence, but because they can't get laid. And virginity rates keep going down, while unwanted pregnancy rates keep going up. We can cut down on abortion too, I think, if we teach safe sex. Also, in countries in places like Europe, where condoms and such are available in the bathroom, the unwanted pregnancy rates are lower. Plus it's been proven that abstinence only education doesn't help. It's been proven. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. And yeah, the parent should teach their kid what they want, but what if the parents don't teach the child? I'm fourteen, and had to figure all this out myself. My parents have taught me nothing, and if I didn't have a good head on my shoulders, I could probably be with child too at this point. Or I might've gotten an abortion, I kid you not. If you are old enough to have a child yourself, if you are old enough to be a parent yourself, I think you should be given information. Why are we legally allowed to not teach information that could benefit our youth in so many ways? Do we really want a bunch of unneeded abortions performed, or a lot of teenage mothers who could've been leading their own lives instead? Seriously. I don't understand this logic. If a religious parent doesn't want their kid to learn, then fine. The kid can have a free-period. And we can combine abstinence education too, because abstinence is the best way to prevent pregnancy, but we need to make it clear that there are options where kids need them. We can also teach teens about how to approach their parents. This is a really touchy subject. Agree or disagree and why? -----And someone on my other question was like, giving kids birth control tells them that having sex is okay. No. That's retarded. That's like saying seat-belts give a right to speed, and cause car accidents. Birth control is merely there for safety from unwanted pregnancies and STDs.Haha, I'm just really passionate about it. My best friend had a pregnancy scare actually, and I guess I noticed then how important it is to not only teach abstinence, but safe sex as well.And yes. Americans are retarded, and it bothers me.@Eve: Yes, I agree that that's too much information, but in America the children aren't given any information at all. I'm sure we can design a program in our country, that will be helpful. Like I said, we'll be teaching kids both abstinence and safe-sex; also, I just mentioned the religion thing because a lot of people think that that has something to do with it. I'm sorry about England, but I just didn't remember the country. I'll try to find the statistic and link to it then. Give me a bit.@Eve: Alright, maybe I was wrong about Europe. Here's a link to an article though: http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=3211 And here's a quote from it: "Although parents may scoff at the idea, condom dispensing machines are a very prominent fixture in many foreign countries. In these enlightened nations, teen pregnancy rates are low and sexually transmitted diseases are less than rampant."@Benny: Haha, thank you. So are you. And I just remember my mom telling me something like that, but I'll find the info or post something taking back that in a little bit.@Eve: Also, the media and our society are continually sexualizing our kids at younger and younger ages. That might be to blame as well, because even though many kids might refrain from watching television and stuff; they're obviously going to be affected by their peers who do. more

Resolved Question: Gender Studies section, do you think that schools should educate people about safe sex?

I'm a teenager. I am fourteen, and the majority of my friends are older than me and under eighteen. They have sex. Teenagers have sex. It might be good, it might be bad, but whatever; it happens. I would just like to get that out of the way before someone starts talking about how young people are too young to have sex. People will have sex, regardless of age, to a certain extent. Sex, sex, sex. There. People my age do it and talk about it. Penis, vagina, clitoris, prostate, head, shaft, labia, vulva, frenulum. We know these things, and at least a majority of us do. I personally am waiting to have sex. I don't plan on being abstinent until marriage , though that may happen, but I plan to wait until I'm in love and am willing to have the other partner's child. I understand that sex is for breeding and has risks; that's why I've decided, on my own, to wait a long time before I do something that might hugely complicate my life. I don't believe in religion. And while I'm pro-choice, I wouldn't have an abortion myself. Just clarifying. But I do think that we should teach safe sex in our schools, and we should get there early. As much as we may like it to happen, not a large number of people stay abstinent; the numbers are actually decreasing. I would also like to point out that teenagers with purity rings have been proven to be just as likely to have sex as well, and I also want to state that 90% of teen virgins are just virgins because they don't get any. Those are facts. So why are some people against teaching safe sex? I think knowledge is liberating, and knowledge is what allows us to make smart choices in life. Why not give at-risk-to-get-preggers people some logic they can actually use? Yeah, some kids might listen to the "don't have sex" thing, but it's like telling someone to get there hand out of the cookie jar. Not everyone will listen. (Look at all the fat people.) I'm fourteen. I can compose good arguments because I'm educated. I have found out everything myself through research because my parents never taught me anything. They're absent. Seriously. Other kids though, aren't like me. But I do believe we should educate them. I think schools should preach abstinence, and why it's preferable, but I also think that we should teach kids safe sex as well because kids are always going to have sex. It's true. I'm a student and I'm telling you right now, that it's true. And it isn't just the hoes or slus. A lot of my friends who you never would've guessed have already had sex by soph and junior year. I go to a really nice school too. It still happens, regardless of race or wealth (though religion might play a role.) Do you agree or disagree? What is your stance and why? Please be reasonable. I'm open to both sides as long as you have a good argument. ----- I also think birth control should be made available to teenagers, (there are places in Europe with condom dispensers in the bathroom; a lot of these places have shockingly low unwanted preg rates.) Agree or disagree and why? ----- Plus, there's been a lot on abortion today. I'm just pointing out that this would stop a lot of abortion through stopping unwanted pregnancy. I don't know this for certain, but I'm assuming that a lot of abortions come from teenaged mothers unequipped to handle kids.My parents never taught me anything about sex, and I figured it out myself. Since other kids are like me, but don't seek out information, I honestly think that our schools need to take some part in it too. ----- And heh, I do write a lot. I'm trying to avoid studying and I'm a teenager. We're immature. What did you expect? more

Voting Question: Why do adults always complain about teens nowadays?

SO what if we do drugs, drink, and have allot of sex. I am 17 and feel like adults constantly pick on this generation to blame their problems on. People say that rap music is corrupting our youth. I love rap myself and see no connection from music to this generation. The truth is parents don't understand and are often hypocritically. Or they grew up in strict Christian/Jewish homes and didn't see the outside world like the rest of us do. I always do drugs, hang out with gang members, have lots of sex with different men/women every night, and party all night. Those stupid generations of the pre-2000s have ruined it for us. Our generation will probably be the last to grow up in this world thanks to you. We should in fact be saying, whats wrong with adults nowadays. And if you say that kids nowadays are uneducated, i don't believe that. Even though I do drugs, drink and have had 2 abortions since I was 12 I am proud of myself and my life.It is ok for me because I am over 16 and legally a adult under USA law. more

Resolved Question: Who doesn't think abortion rates are "over the top"?

I googled "abortion statistics in the United States". Here are a few of the top results the computer pulled up: this one is, at least, unbiased, at least, as far as I can tell: http://www.mccl.org/Page.aspx?pid=400 this one talks about the increasing percentages of unwanted pregnancies, as well as who is getting pregnant: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html this one is admittedly a pro-life site, but does have some interesting information on it: http://www.nrlc.org/ABORTION/facts/abortionstats.html another interesting site: http://www.nrlc.org/ABORTION/facts/abortionstats.html this one is a bit graphic, but maybe worth a glance: http://www.abortionno.org/index.php/abortion_facts.;,l I know...most of them are pro-life sources, and I was specifically hunting an unbiased source. Anyway, it does look as if over a million abortions are being done every year in the United States. Again...does anybody really think that there were that many "coat hangar" abortions before Roe vs Wade? Yes, there were kids that got pregnant. But, even accounting for the fact that there were fewer people then, I don't think there were that many teen pregnancies, and definitely not as many std's. It wasn't all that unusual to be a virgin bride in the 60s...and even the early 70s, and it was considered a "special" thing. What happened? more

Resolved Question: People tell me I should work on forgiveness in regards to my abortion?

This is a tricky dilemma, and I have been on here before. I had an abortion because of the stupid medical agents that were unknowingly administered to me while I was pregnant. I found out I was pregnant at 4 weeks. The chances of my child being disabled/defected were pretty sound. I didn't mind having a disabled child. In my eyes, as soon as I conceived, I would consider that my baby..and so does my fiance. We didn't plan this baby..but nevertheless...we TRULY TRULY TRULY wanted to keep it. We knew it would be a challenge to raise a challenge...but didn't feel it was impossible..and for both of us..never believed in abortion..personally. for US. Never did we think we would fall pregnant under such a tricky circumstance..and I guess none of us really do. But we were old enough (21/22), financially able, and mentally able to deal with a child. Believe me..we've both been thru some realllllly terrible things...we didn't see a baby as a problem...or the end of our youth....we felt it was OUR child...and loved it. The thing is...what started weighing in on us was the fact that YES, we didn't mind raising a disabled child...but how much would our child suffer? We remember as teens, etc. how depressed we both were..and how hard it was for us..and we were "normal"...at least to the eye you know? Fast forward...thru prayers...tears....and begging for a miracle..we had to grit our teeth and choose to stop the pregnancy. It makes me sick to even word it like that. A lot of people tell me it's not our fault...that we didn't do it because we wanted to...and that we had a "reason". I guess that doesn't help . I knew right away that if I did go thru with the ab...I was going to be extremely depressed. That's the type of person I am. I couldn't look at it as an "embryo". I don't judge other women who do..but we all see things differently for ourselves you know? So bottom line...it strikes a chord with me when people say that I need to pray to God for forgiveness. I mean...believe me...I do. But at the same time...I feel like...what have I done? What would I have done? Am I sorry that I kept my child from suffering?...or just sorry that I got pregnant at such a terrible time?...I didn't get preg. on purpose..and we were trying to careful. And please..I'm not asking anyone to bash Christianity or religion at all. I'm just trying to hear the right words...and make sense of this. To me, my abortion wasn't something like..." Oh, I'm getting this abortion..I really want it...Oh my gosh..now I regret it...How could I do that? How could I be so selfish?".....It wasn't one of those things that I wanted ever...it was like " Ugh..I can't believe this is the only sane choice I have (and please, don't say there is a choice when your child has to suffer..I am PERFECTLY ok with suffering my whole life..but not my child...the guilt would tear me apart to see them suffer bc of me)..." The feeling was" I hate myself for getting preg....I hate myself for not being able to protect my baby...I hate myself for having to take those medical things and this makes me sick". Like I said...not one of those " Let's have the abortion...oh and NOW I'm sorry" I always knew I was going to be sorry...it wasn't a revelation...it's something I'm against. I have a lot of friends that have had them...I just support them in their time of need..but I don't agree with it for myself...they were different people in different circumstances and I cannot judge. Lord knows...this pain..I would NEVER judge. So can someone please help me make sense? Of the very few abortion support groups and counseling...most of them are to help the woman forgive herself for her "mistake"...I just don't know what I would consider my mistake? If I had my baby and he suffered and was disabled...wouldn't that be a mistake just as much as anything else? Even if your answer is NO...my answer, as his potential mother, is YES. Sorry to ramble...am I making sense? :-( Feedback? ThanksBryan...I totally agree...my peace will come from God...He has already forgiven me. I guess I am just trying to hear what other women have to comment about this..or if they can relate.***To the people who are saying they "don't agree"**: Where did I ask if you agree or not? Not to be mean, but I'm not asking. That's not what is important. I'm the mother and you don't get to call the shots in regards to my potential baby. I say that as nicely as possible..and I think you can understand that. Please--if you are going to reply..just give it some thought. I don't pull anything from " I don't agree with what you did" except that you are here to "try" to judge me and just gain 2 points. I would like to be able to take everyone seriously..but those replies I cannot. Thanks to everyone else.Alyssa (no comment..you need to pray)- just see your "thumbs down"...they can speak for your answer. Marie...I can't quite take your reply seriously as you are botched with grammar and spelling....and "E"....while your reply seemed to be "kind" (uhm I think) it's just your opinion that having a disabled child is not bad. Do I think it's bad? Nope- I would love my baby the same...I would be proud of them. Do I think it's right for them to be brought into a world of suffering because of agents put into my body? Absolutely. It's wrong. I can't live with myself knowing that I put my wants above the suffering of a baby. If I was born mentally disabled..or without limbs..I wouldn't want to be here..at all. That's no life to be subjected to by choice. I'm the mom...so it was my choice in that sense you know?KATELYN----I think you hit it on the nail! Thank you a lot. :)E, I'm surprised that you don't have more thumbs down. I didn't give you one though. I didn't give you one because I don't think you realized how off key you were with your reply. I think you were trying to be genuine with your reply...but the thing is..you still didn't answer the question appropriately. This isn't a debate on whether you think it was "wrong or right". The fact is...it was right. I did the right thing. But now I'm asking women who have been thru this what they feel about "forgiveness" comments. I'm not a selfish person, it's wrong for you to think that you're allowed to think I should have put my baby thru suffering...I'm sorry but I take that personally..and I'm going to leave it at that. That's all I have to say. I hope you can see why people dislike your reply now.Alyssa, you are not fighting for anything. I'm the mother and I do not advocate abortion. I pray for your ignorance to be removed. You need to step out of your neck of the woods and into the real world and see REAL issues. Until then, whatever you "think" really is irrelevant. People are giving you a thumbs down for a reason. And you have a WHOLE lot..it's not even somewhat even..you have 6 my dear! Think about your replies. ;) more

Resolved Question: pregnant teen emancipation in oklahoma (urgent!!!)?

My friend is seventeen years old and pregnant. Her parents are being very unsupportive and trying to force her to do things she doesn't want to, like get an abortion. I know they can't make her, but the situation is very stressful and not good for her at all. A major problem is the fact that they put her down and emotionally abuse her all the time. Unfortunately that's nearly impossible to prove. We were going to talk to a lawyer about getting her emancipated, but in the state of Oklahoma that's really complicated. We're also going to involve juvenile services and DHS. I was just wondering if there is anything we should or could do or anyone other people to call that would help her case more in any way, and perhaps guarantee her a way out? She has a place to stay with us, financially stable and willing to do anything and everything for her and her baby. more

Resolved Question: Why do some woman have mulitiple abortions?

I was looking for some information about government funded abortions, which this "health care" legislation would allow. I'm not too happy about that. In my research, I came across this Sept 2008 article from Time magazine. This is what they said, Statistically one in three U.S. women will have an abortion in her lifetime, the study found, but that risk does not apply to all women equally. Women who choose abortion are more likely to be in their 20s or 30s than in their teens or 40s; they're more likely to have children already; and they're also more likely to be black or Hispanic than white. The abortion rates in 2004 were 50 abortions per 1,000 black women and 28 abortions per 1,000 Hispanic women, compared with 11 out of every 1,000 white women. "This is the first time that somebody's really sat down and said, in this 30-year time period, what have been some of the changes in characteristics of women obtaining abortions?" says Rachel Jones, a senior research associate at the Guttmacher Institute and the project manager for the new study. In 2004, 60% of women who had abortions had already given birth to at least one child, an increase from 50% in 1989, while 47% of women who had an abortion had already undergone the procedure at least once before. 47%?? What to hell is wrong with this picture? Now the government wants me and every other taxpayer to fund stupidity? How do you feel about this? Do you agree that we should fund abortions, given the fact that 47% of them are the result of a person having nothing above the brain stem. I'm pro choice. I am not pro "go ahead and do it again, and your neighbors will pay for it." more

Voting Question: I'm writing an essay on Teen Pregnancy?

Its has to be five paragraphs long but all I need help on is the opening sentences for each paragraph this is the order I'm writing them in: Paragraph 1: intro , statistic , facts.....etc.. paragraph 2: teen pregnancy...... Paragraph 3: Abortion....... Paragraph 4: Adoption..... Paragraph 5: my conclusion.... if anyone can help that would be great, all i need is 1 sentence for each paragraph. thanks more

Resolved Question: More Blacks Then Whites?

I just want people to say there own opinion is all. I think blacks need to stop having babies. It is know fact specially where I live in Florida. There is more blacks here then whites and more black teens having babies then whites. I think it is stupid cause all they care about having sex and living on welfare. I mean that tell you white are smarter cause least we use birth control or give kid up for adoption or have abortion. We know better then to keep having babies when we know full well we can't take care of it. Black they have a kid when there teenager and boom oh let me have another one boom they do and live on welfare and expect the governemnt to support there asses. It is even fact there more blacks in jail then whites. Now there is more blacks period then whites. It piss me off I did search in school close to where I live and there is more black then white now. That make me feel very uncomforable. It is like they are trying to out popular white and like they think they are better then white and no one is better then anyone. It like in Africa area blacks keep having babies after babies. They know there children are dying of dieases and have no food or clothes and what they do. Oh lets keep having more babies cause they keep dying. So stupid if you ask me. Then complain how poor the country is but again keep making babies at same time. Just like blacks here. The;y cant support it but boom black having babies while there kids and that is very stupid. You dont see white people doing that. We have more commen sense that we shouldnt be having kids when we are kdis. Blacks dont care. They just keep making babies cause they think it is ok and it is not. I like how it was when I was a kid and when my first child was born. There were more white then black and black then didnt do stupid things like they done then. All you black people who voted for Obama. Cause he is a half breed you really think he going to help you. He not even doing what he promise. It is all about power that all it is about power to do what he want cause he is the president and he is not a good man. I couldn't believe he had a 80 yrs old priest arrested for speaking his mind. I thought this was america freedom of speech. I guess not.Well the people these days wish is the young ones like you guys dont care less. you probally do what they do and having party and all. Most people over 30 agree with me.Oh I do think about it cause I dont really like blacks. I dont feel comforable that there are more blacks in school then whites. They are bad influnence on white kids as well. Oh were teenagers have babies like we do. White dont have babies while there teenagers like blacks folks do. It is known fact they do more stupid things then white. If I could move where there is only white I would move but I have to stay where I stay. I would even disown my kids if they date a black specially having black babies I am against that for fact. Im sick of tired blacks complaining everything is white fault but now there is more blacks then whites and the;y are getting more favors then white people. Sometime I cant help wonder why the KKK just sit and do nothing anymore. It even stupid how they can call each other nigger but if white do it oh they beat our ass but they call each other names that very retarded. If they so smart why is black having babies while there teens and not white lol.Yes it is my concern cause I have to see them everyday and my kids go to school with blacks like these. It is bad image for my kids having to see and be around the likes ofthem to do this. Whites do it too but it is the blacks that do it more. Whites must be better then them cause half the blacks are doing it more then whites. more

Resolved Question: I'm 14 years old, and begining to question my religion?

So... I'm a Christian, and I go to church quite often- we usually try to go every Sunday, but some days we don't go. And I just... I want to believe in God, I really do, but no matter how hard I try I just can't keep from questioning myself. Firstly, people are just HYPOCRITS. No, I understand people sin and all. But it's like my grandma. She's supposedly a die-hard Christian but when it comes down to it she's on of the most selfish people I have ever met. And she knows- she really does- that she is. But she won't admit it. She commits sins everyday but acts as if though she didn't. It's not like she makes a mistake once in a while and then it's better again. Oh, no. She is selfish, and she only cares for her husband. I know she loves us, but she won't help with ANYTHING. No matter what. She's greedy and selfish, and lazy. And I mean so many Christians believe in abortion and gay marrige when the Bible clearly states it's a sin. My point is, 90% of Christians are hyopcrits. So 90% will go to hell? And that leads me to another question of mine... what about all the other religions? What about the Dalai Lama? One of the most peaceful people in the world... and he's going to hell? What about people on small islands who don't even know anything about the rest of the world? Like just a small amount of people who have never been off the island and don't have any technoligy? How would have they ever had the chance too know that a God ever existed. And if they're good people, they'd just die and go to hell because they had never heard of Him? And how in the world is it possible for God to have "always existited" It's not. It really isn't. Everything has a beggining. No matter what. And I don't understand what's SO damn wrong with being gay. I'm pretty darn sure I'm straight, lol, but what's so horrible about it? It makes people happy, why wouldn't he want that. I guess, I mean it is "un natural" but... if it makes them happy... WHY not? I just struggle with the fact that our all merciful God would want us to be anything but as happy as we can possibly be... And I mean we aren't suppose to have sex until marrige (which I CAN make that commitment) but so many teens do! In fact, it's really unusual if you haven't lost your virginity by the time you graduate high school. And I mean society isn't set up so we can marry in our teenage years, not really. But we have hormones and everything- every human does. Why would we have hormones- and so "intensley" (lol)- in our teenage years then? And just look at the world. I mean there is SO much evil EVERY WHERE. Why would God allow this? 9/11? Child molesters? Child murderers? There is so much I don't understand. I don't want to- but I'm begining to- I don't know. Maybe agnostic or something? I try to have faith, and I ask God to help me, but he never answers. Sometimes when I pray I feel stupid, like I'm talking to myself. I don't know what to do, or what to think. more

Resolved Question: Why does it always take someone directly attacking a conservative in a sexist manner for them to ...?

even suddenly admit that SEXISM EXISTS? Letterman cracked a truly disgusting sexist, misogynist joke about Sarah Palin's daugther being "knocked up" by Alex Rodriguez (http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/06/09/letterman-attacks-sarah-palins-slutty-flight-attendant-look ). Any feminist would condemn it and many have condemned it. I simply wonder why cons point fingers at liberals, who work very hard on the ground CONSTANTLY against things like sexism, racism, and other social oppressions, even dealing (in the case of abortion supporters) with harassment and frickin' domestic terrorism against abortion providers BY CONSERVATIVES, working constantly through organizations like NOW to keep women safe from domestic violence and rape ... Why cons are acting like *liberals* are somehow the cause of the problem and "don't really condemn sexism and racism" just because they didn't make a big uproar this one time over this one conservative woman who was attacked? Because, as you know, all the OTHER thousands of women attacked in similar ways every day in the media and in person don't count. In fact, cons help CONTRIBUTE to a sexist society through their delusions that everyone is "always already equal" and "nobody needs affirmative action - we're already equal! Oh, except raping women is pretty funny, but not our daughter. Ha ha." I could name a zillion detailed examples of conservatives - Bill O'Reilly himself, for one - making light of domestic violence and even blaming rape victims for their own rapes. Palin presided over an extremely misogynist law in Alaska forcing rape victims to PAY for their own RAPE KITS. Suddenly, the anti-choice cons care about sexism in the broader patriarchal society only when it affects THEIR daughter - sort of like how THEIR daughter's teen pregnancy and THEIR daughter's CHOICE is OK, but other women shouldn't have a choice. Is this not the biggest load? more

Resolved Question: Why Are So Many Liberals Suddenly so Conservative When it Comes to Sex?

After reading post after post citing that Bristol Palin is promiscuous and "a slut" because she had a baby out of wedlock, I have to wonder what happened to free love among the liberals? All anyone knows for sure is that Bristol got pregnant at 17 by the man she thought she was going to marry. Wow, what a whore. Then, instead of having an abortion, which would have deprived Letterman of his pathetic stabs at humor at the expense of this teen, she chose to have the child and raise it with the baby's father. Oops, but he bailed. No one seems to condemn him, call him names or anything else. The fact is, Bristol acted like almost any other teenager her age by being sexually active at 17. There is no proof, or even hint, at multiple partners. The one (naturally the male) who displayed the despicable behavior gets off scott free in the press and the girl who dealt with the situation according to her beliefs is condemned and vilified. Maybe Obama is right and the liberals in this country do have a lot in common with the Muslims. At least in their views about women.When I said "so many" I was referring to the comments on this board on any post about the Letterman "jokes". I've never seen such vitriol heaped on a teenager for having sex. Again, no one is blaming the boyfriend for anything. And, again, had she chosen abortion no one would have been the wiser. more

Resolved Question: Why is Obama trying to appease the PLO when in fact the Muslim world hates us for the immorality of the West?

I have lived in the middle east 7 of the last 10 years and I have to tell you they hate us for the immorality of our society. Homosexuality, drugs, alcohol, teen sex, pornography and the liberal attititude that if it feels right do it. We have become the great satan because of the lack of morality. During the 1950s-70s we were considered a brother to the muslim world... They respected us. The 1960s sexual revolution with the tipping point and it has polluted the minds of the muslim young to the point that the adults want to destroy the west. Wake up people and don't think solving the PLO/Israeli conflice it goign to do squat. Obama needs to clean up America again with a strong morality base... That will disarm the radical muslim world. The homosexual, pro-abortion, legal drug and sex are the reasons the muslims can get folks to kill us... more

Resolved Question: More Religious and Devout Young Women Have Abortions?

A new study published in the June issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that young women in their teens or early twenties who have attended religious schools are more likely than their peers to get an abortion, despite their beliefs. In fact, the research points out, these girls are more likely than those in the public school system to get pregnant without being too mature or married. http://news.softpedia.com/news/More-Religious-and-Devout-Young-Women-Have-Abortions-113068.shtml What does this say about purity rings and abstinence only sex education? more

Resolved Question: Who feels like they made the right choice keeping the baby?

I am a teen, 17. I feel as if I made the best choice of my life keeping my baby though. I still have 11 weeks left, but I am so excited and scared too. Haha. Everyone says that I was un responsible and that I should have gone with Adoption or Abortion... After I really thought about both though, I knew I couldn't go through with either. I couldn't ever kill something that was in fact half me, that would change my life. And I couldn't go through with Adoption because who says that those parents are going to do a better job than I can? (Just so you all know, I have done almost everything on my own. I got on Medicaid, getting on WIC, choose my doctor, asked around for hand me downs, got my baby shower announcements). My parents have helped by taking me to them, giving me a place to live. My boyfriend and me have already started buying stuff, and I was going to buy my own stroller/car seat mix but my mom gave my brothers the idea that they should. So, they are. Which is incredibly nice. So, how many moms truly know they made the right choice by not going with abortion or adoption. and keeping their baby. Also, share your story about WHY you decided :] I decided to keep my baby girl, because she was already making me such a better person and I was already becoming more responsible so I knew I could do it. I had the support of my boyfriend, friends and family. I knew in the end all that mattered was what I wanted, and I wanted to keep her. more

Resolved Question: I AM A BAD NON PREGNANT PERSON?

Hello im sixteen years old. I made up a lie that I was pregant. I love the attention I am getting, but I want to end this.I feel that im like mature even though it's an immature thing to do. i know this is bad but i like the fact that my bff is jealous because she feels that i am at a higher step than her.im not gonna say i had an abortion. and i wont tell the truth.How do I end this with out telling the truth but keeping the attention? And i know your gonna leave hate comments saying im a dumb teen and im immature and stupid for doing this and im an attention whore. well yes you are right it is true. i know that so you dont have to say write it okay" cus i know".i made this rumor up at skwel 4 attention. Just answer my questing please.How do I end this with out telling the truth but keeping the attention? dont need the hate comments more

Resolved Question: TEEN MOMS: can i ever be a teen again?

I'm thirteen and a mommy. Baby Aleah was born on April 11th, 2009 and she was early, shes still in NICU. I don't know ever since i got pregnant i feel like a whole other person. Right now im running around, fixing the nursery [well shared attic w. me her and my sister] making sure everything is perfect, even my mom tells me to take a break. All my friends are out shopping, partying, getting hair/nails done and ALWAYS invite me. I want to go and my mom wants me to go but then i dont want to go and i feel obligated to either be fixing things for Aleah or be at the hospital, i have spent countless hours there, i actually just got home, only to have a home cooked meal then im going back my question is, will i ever be okay with "being a teen" again? will i ever just want to leave Aleah home and go out and party the night away with my friends? My friends are getting irritated with me, saying how i act to grown up. well when you get pregnant that kind of grows a person up. no? i dont know why they are acting all friendly all of a sudden, since like march, but when i told them i was pregnant back in december they called me a skank and abandoned me. its not like any of them are virgins. i know for a fact one of the ones that started the whole "lets turn on Kylie" thing had an abortion RIGHT BEFORE SHE TURNED THIRTEEN!i didnt intend to get pregnant but never have and never will regret her because shes the best thing to happen to meWOAHHHHH stop it right there. i am NOT a s|ut.harlot means prostitute. it was used back in the 15th century i believe?i made mistakes. i hung out with the wrong people. i lied and snuck around. i made alot of mistakes but i owned up to them all and im paying for them. who are you to judge?i cant leave her with my mom. shes mine! i had her not my mom, i lied and snuck around not my mom, i got knocked up, not my mom. my mom also just had twins in February. thats the whole thing, even if i wanted to go out i wouldnt find it in me to leave my responsibilities with my mom.wow. some people are really hard headed. okay whats done is done i cant change the past but i can change the future.loll Aleah is a little fatty, the doctors say shes ALWAYS eating. shes 5lbs 7 oz now ;] more

Resolved Question: can you make a slogan?

i need a slogan to help stop teen pregnancy that starts with 'save a life..' that has to do with this fact.. "every year there are about 30,000 pregnancies and about 2/3s end in abortion or fetal loss for girls 15 and younger" more

Resolved Question: TEENS: do you get into heated arguments with your classmates for example about all those controversial topics?

i just dont get it like people are always fighting with each other here in the religion section of YA and its always Christians against Atheists another thing i dont get why there is so much hate from Christians towards gay marriage like for them everything is a sin and everyone should live their life by the bible i mean c'mon how that old book translates to our lives in 21st century ??? it has nothin g to do with the modern life its so stupid to get into arguments over that and sorry if i offend anyone here but i was offended also so maybe its time to retaliate but why the heck are Christians so strict like everythign is bad they say that if you wont follow the law/rules you will go ot hell after you die well the one thing that i know is that after i im dead im gonna be laying in a casket 6 feet under the ground and then the whole Prop. 8 in California i just dont understand it how a stupid law or a religion can stop 2 people from marrying and living their life its all hate bigotry and homophobia and i don't know what is worse the older generation that is homophobic or the fact that they raise their kids to be just like them stuck up snobby idiots i have gay friends in San Fran they wanna get married but they cant and i would love to be at their wedding and i wish them all the best but its not only the gay issue its the same with other religion,politics, nationality , abortion etc.... as for me if someone brings up an issue that somehow includes me like me religion ( im catholic) or sexual orientation or something else of course im gonna stand my ground im not gonna let anyone walk on me more

Resolved Question: Why are so many teens becoming pregnant?

So this is definitely scary, 6 girls at my high school have become pregnant this year, our high school has around 2,000 students. And at our middle school we have 2 pregnant 7th graders and 1 pregnant 8th grader, that school has 1,000 students. I am sure there have been many more pregnancies but some girls probably got abortions. Our school is not at all known for this in fact in our city we are very well known and many people see us as the "perfect rich kids" though we are a public school and we have people from all classes, and girls from all classes becoming pregnant. Basically what I am asking is why are so many girls becoming pregnant, we didn't have any pregnant girls last year and now we have 9. I am a virgin and so are many of my friends and we all don't understand how these girls can be so immature and careless. What's up? What in the world is going on?? more

Resolved Question: Democrats and Republicans, particulararly New Englanders?

Would you vote for someone who is: A woman Pro wind and solar energy, anti-nuclear energy anti-coal (would support slowly cutting back on coal and nuclear) and wants to end dependence on oil. Wants to help with a successful universal health care system Wants to give more money to education, especially toward scholarships to make college less of a burden on families Pro-life with the exception of life or death situations, because there is so much harm both to the unborn child, the mother, and the family surrounding. The first civil right is life, and abortion threatens that right. Supports sex education but education that emphasizes that it is healthier to stay abstinent physically and mentally until older and in a mature relationship. It would not try to demean those who do not choose abstinence, but it would give them facts and insights into the risk that they are taking. Would want to sponsor many adoption programs and make the system more efficient so that the millions of people who wish to adopt can do so domestically in a shorter period of time. Pro gay and lesbian rights, because it is another civil rights issue in which gay people face discrimination and hurt. Does not support affirmative action due to the fact that deserving white people are turned down from college, but would notice patterns in employment and would create jobs and colleges that are affordable and better suited for everybody. Not because I am racist, but because affirmative action is starting to begin reverse racism. Supports adult and umbilical stem cell research, but not embryonic stem cell research. Wants to make immigration more strict so that way Americans can reclaim some jobs, and have jobs that are below minimum wage raises so that Americans will want those jobs. Would want to support teens taking break between high school and college/tech school/ work force to do a national service such as serving in the military, joining the Peace Corps or AmeriCorps, or other national service to improve the country. Would uphold America's terrorism policy to a reasonable extent unless bending it would be more beneficial to the people of America and the innocent people in the country with whom we are having troublesWould be more of a Democrat than a Republican, but would strive for bipartisanship. more

Resolved Question: Shelters For Pregnant Teens?

I'm in such a disorientated situation. I'm sixteen years old and I'm about two months pregnant. I know for a fact that I want to keep my baby and my baby's father is more than supportive of my decision. But the problem is I know my mother is going to be very difficult to deal with because I know that she will try to force me into getting an abortion and that is ABSOLUTELY out of the question. So, therefore, I will need somewhere to stay while I get myself together and plan the future for my baby. I'm terrified to be out on my own but I believe finding a shelter or residence for pregnant teens like myself will help in so many positive ways until I actually have the baby. I would appreciate if there are suggestions or references to websites for what I am looking for I would be MORE than grateful. more

Resolved Question: Teenage mothers, please state some of you experiences?

I am a teenage mother, and i just wanted to know if there are any teen moms out there that had situations semilar to mine and how they handled it. when i was 13 i was raped twice and became pregnant on the second time. My mom and i do not believe in abortion and nobody wanted to adopt a child from a thirteen year old. My moom helped me raise my little girl (who i named Kaylee). I started dating when i was 15 and became pregnant at 16. my mother kicked me and Kaylee out of the house because "i brought this one on myself". I now have a 3 month old girl named Eyre. I am currently living between friends' houses and looking for an inexpensive appartment. My boyfriend left me two days after Eyre was born and so nnow i rely on friends and their moms to drive me to the day care and school. I work at the day care inorder for my kids to be there everyday for no cost. I am hoping to find a job as soon as i get out of high school in one year. until then, i am unfortuantly relying on what little money i have left in my bank account and my friends. I plan on payingback every cent of what my friends have paid to help me out. could you also tell me what you went through while pregnant, like how it was at school? When i was pregnant at 13 it was really hard because i has just started 7th grade. Most people t my school (except for my friends) called me a slut and hore. i went to a christian school, and was expelled when i was 6 months pregnant because that is when my stomach strted to get alot bigger. my mom began to homeschool me for the rest of that year. when i started at the public school no one knew that i had a baby over the summer. about halfway through the year one of my old schoolmates started going to my new school. she saw me and shouted across the hall, "hey, how is your baby doing?" everyone heard and started laughing and calling me a slut and everything. when i started high school, most people had gotten over the fact or forgotten that i was pregnant.about 3 months before school got out i became pregnant. when i had the baby i had to take 1 month off from school to take care of her. when i got back some people were nice and suportive, but most were jerks. not as many people are mean to me about my kids now, but soome still are. I hope that over the next few months people can just learn to accept the fact that i have 2 kids and deal with it.Dyot: this is not a story! this all happened to me. it is you choice not to believe it, but please do.look people i am not crying about anything. I know that is was studpid idiot for having sex. i just want to kno some of YOUR experiences not your opinion on mine. I know i screwed up my life but i LOVe and adore my kids. the reason people didn't want to adopt my first child was because i was so young that the risk of have mental or physical disorders were much higher and they all wanted a "perfect" child. two people also said that they didnt want to take a baby from a slut because the kid might turn out to be a slut too! i never asked for my friends help, they offered. when my mom kicked me out my plan was to bring Kaylee to the orphanage 10 miles out of town and also bring the baby there too because i knew i wouldnt be able to take care of them. my friends stopped me and told me that i would reget it later in life. one of my friend's moms said that she gave up her child and every day she wishes she didnt. she is the one who has helped me the most.three reason i cannot get a job: 1) i have tried for months (ever since my mom kicked me out) but no one will hire me. 2) i am still in school so i could not work from 7;00 to 2:30. 3) wht time i would hve for paid work is being used for working twards the daycare facility so i do not have to pay for their services. i only get 2 hours of sleep at night and i always have about 5 hours of homework that almost always doesnt get done until halfway through the school day. when i am out of school i will begin my search for a full time job and provide a wonderful life for my kids as best i can. please do not judge me for my idiotic mistakes.two weeks ago when i posted the 4 week old thing it was a TYPO! what i had meant to say was that i have an ALMOST 4 MONTH old daughter. i am listening more to my friends' PARENTS than i am to my friends. Malloryy's mom (the one who gave up her baby) told me that i would regret it and not a day in my life wold go by without thinking about them and wishing i had kept them. THAT from a mother of many many children (3 of them still neborns at this point) is what made me decide not to give up my children. i am living in her house most of the time and she has helped me sooo much. she is showing me how to punish kids properly and what to and not to punish them for. she is showing me the best ways to get a job inter veiw. and how to do well on th interveiw. she said she would pay $2000 for my college education (as in books, dorm, computer...) she has been super helpful and without her i would not have my kids. i am taking her advice on how to raise them not my immature friends advice. more

Resolved Question: Will these new ads on abortion/condoms be enough to stop the rise of STIs and teen pregnancies?

Or is the fact that all responsibility for a young teenagers actions has been taken away - in terms of the state paying out with benefits and free houses - a much bigger factor? more

Resolved Question: Pro-lifers, why are most of you against anything but abstanance only sex ed?

Wouldn't it stand to reason, that if you want to stop abortion the best way would be to stop unwanted pregnancy? And don't you think it's a little naive to think you can stop people from having sex, I mean 6.7 billion people are a fairly strong testament to the fact that people like sex. Also, who do you think you're fooling by trying to make it out like teen pregnancy is a relatively new phenomina? If you look at history 16 is a VERY normal age to become pregnant. It feels like you are trying to paint this America that never existed."in my opinion, if schools showed the birthing process and really focused on the costs of having children along with showing exactly what stds do to you, then there would be less teen pregnancy. but i am sure parents would object because it would be "too much" for their "innocent" children" That's funny, because that is EXACTLY what is tought in school, and it doesn't seem to make a scrap of difference. When I went through it they were still scaring kids with syphilis, a curable disease that has less than 100 cases a year in America. Promoting bad opinions of sex is both foolish and dangerous."I do believe people should abstain from having pre marital sex. Because that is a sin. " So you are saying kids should be tought Christianity, not sex ed, in public schools?"Before the damnable hippy age, sex was considered a sacred thing." This America you keep trying to paint never existed. Sex is VERY common, in or out of marriage."Because the Number One reason people go to get abortions is because their birth control fails." YOU ARE 100% RIGHT!!! That's because kids aren't tought how to use birth control. They aren't told how to fit a condom. They aren't told that antibiotics stops pills from working. They aren't told that the depo shot doesn't work if you drink. Sure would be great if kids could learn that sort of thing. Say in an institution of some sort where they teach kids about sex. Oh well, until that exist I guess we're screwed... more