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Teen Pregnancy Pact: Symptom of Larger Problem

June 20, 2008 01:54 PM ET | Deborah Kotz | Permanent Link | Print

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17 new registered offenders

These girls openly conspired to have sex and get pregnant and no one is looking at the young men as victims of these girls actions nor will they be held accountable criminall while these young men face criminal charges which will include registration as a sex offender. Like Oklahoma Ricky their lives will be destroyed forever as Ricky was 16 had consensual teen sex and after being questioned by police learned the girl was 13. She admitted she lied but ade no difference law says they cannot consent to sex like Massachussetts which age of consent is 16 therefore these girls did not know what they were doing. BS!!!! Please read my petition and story http://www.rickyslife.com help me educate youth of all ages and sexes we togetr can save a teen offender from destruction cause the government does not care.

Baby Borrowers

Hells yeah, i agree. these dumb girls need to watch that show big time. and they should rent apt's in planned parenthood basements.

Baby borrowers

Punky power brings up something interesting. If theres anything our teen girls need these days its the test of responsibility with babies loaned from someone else instead of just cranking out their own. maybe that Baby Borrowers show will teach them a thing or two

RE: Baby Borrowers

I do think it's a good idea. Somebody has top try something new, because whatever was we've been doing isn't working. I hope that this show has some effect on teens in America. I think every parent with a teen should watch this show with their kids. Especially if their teen is sexually active.

Teen Pregnancy movies on Lifetime

I have seen many teen pregnancy movies on Lifetime and they were not glamourous. The problem I see is that these teens in Gloucester think it's okay. I am one of 7 kids, I don't have kids, but 3 of my 5 sisters had kids oow. That was the best form of birth control for me, I didn't want to get in trouble like my sisters.

I don't blame movies or teen stars who get pregnant. I think they are pathetic. Apparently those teens in Gloucester have no home training. If they want to get pregnant because it is cool, that's their problem. I think their parents didn't raise them right, they are a part of the let them do what they want generation. That is so wrong.

No, I don't believe that abstinence program work, because it has come out that kids who participate in those end up having oral and anal sex and don't consider it sex because they can't get pregnant. Stupid huh? Oh and for the record, I took sex ed when I was younger in hs, by forging my mom's name. I felt it was important.

Punky, yes I think it is a good idea for the show Baby Borrowers. By the way anybody who comes from a large family and babysits gets the pictures of what it is like to be a parents. I have a lot of nieces and nephews, so trust me. when I want to be a mommy, I borrow, and I give them back and am glad that I can sleep in. I am 38 yo. I also have taken kids on out of town trips, so I know exactly how to act like a parents.

The author wrote this ( I was, though, dismayed to hear that a planned amendment to the funding bill probably won't be included in the final legislation. It would have allowed drug companies to once again sell deeply discounted birth control pills to college health centers—a practice that had to stop last year under new Medicaid rules.) What is wrong with public college health centers selling birth control pills if the student wants it. Why is it okay for men to get condoms for free but women can't get birth control at a decent price? Birth control pills do more than control birth, they help out many of my nieces who have really painful periods - so they should suffer? So I guess it's okay for a man to get Viagra for cheap, but a woman should have to forgo bc pills because they are expensive? Wow. This is why I have a problem with that.

Is anybody suprised?

.I am fifty six years of age. To put this into a decent personal historical context, I witnessed and experienced first hand the beginnings of the "sperm donor" sentiments when I was ripped from access with my father by family court assignment to be in custody of my mother without protections for sustaining access benefit from having a great, decent and wonderful father. The beginnings of this thinking were seeded, nurtured carefully and brought to fruition in our society around 1950 for some unconstitutional reason that endorsed and put into play effects by the divorce courts statement "custody mother, father a token" strong enough in our culture today these girls think men aren't family, that a "community of women with babies" is, and that women get custody because of gender, a reality that ruins millions of kids lives each year, is unconstitutional with respect that gender is used to select a parent in divorce, not character and whats more both parents being in a child's life should be the law, intent and purpose for the sake of the child. Get over it , you had children, face the consequences, don't throw human beings off the train because of gender. If hes good enough to screw, he's good enough to be your kids parent cause that is your standard of behavior also. This "men are sperm donor" can be matched with "women are fetus bags" so get over it, we are humans and need each other. This gender selection in family divorce courts is a reality that has been built to ruin all of our lives in the end because it has succeeded in crushing our constitutional promise to not discriminate. Its devastating to children especially males on a broad scale and fostered a distinct cracking of human rights in America into gender rights that is ripping families apart. So what if women are "womb bags" and men are "sperm donors". Its true. Don't get hung up on it, that is gender. We are human beings above gender. Don't fall for the gender WAR. Its a Trojan horse. It ruins lives

SL

WHAT about Hollywood?

The latest trend these days seems to be stars accessorizing themselves with a baby! See the tabloids? How beautiful these stars are all big and pregnant! How beautiful they are pushing their strollers of their newest pride and joy.

Take a look at the tabloid magazines and websites and see for yourself who's pregnant!

Inspiring

Wow, when I first heard this story yesterday I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I mean, how cool is it that a group of girls 16 and under were able to coordinate a mass pregnancy. SEVENTEEN people??? Awesome! I can't even get FOUR friends of mine to agree on a place and time to get dinner, let alone start families. (And we're 23.)

Seriously, these girls have shown an incredible amount of foresight and planning that will totally be of use to them in the business world. So many people my age are apathetic and have no motivation. It so refreshing to hear a case of kids younger than me getting together, setting a goal, and moving 100% towards that goal. Decisiveness is a rare thing and these girls have it. If only our government had a fraction of the creativity and resourcefulness these girls have shown in getting pregnant we might actually have jobs and working public institutions.

Baby Borrowers

Has anyone seen the promos for the new show Baby Borrowers. They are attempting to educate teenagers by giving them actual babies. Do you guys think this is a good idea?

you say, "Apparently..."

i say, i'll believe it when i hear it from those girls' mouths. the only reports i have seen on this, which is far too many, only quote girls who got pregnant accidentally. i think this "pact" is fabricated, either by the principal or by the author of the Time article. the fact is, sex education and clinic services were cut, and there is a spike in pregnancies. now we see people trying to justify their decisions by claiming that these girls engaged in some bizarre mob/gang/pact mentality getting pregnant on purpose. don't believe it.

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Deborah Kotz, senior writer for U.S. News & World Report, covers everything women care about when it comes to their health. She's often tapping out "Oprah-esque" confessions about how the latest news relates to her personally—whether it's on breast cancer, contraception or easing work-family stress. She'd love to hear your confessions too at onwomen@usnews.com. Also, you can follow Deborah on Twitter at twitter.com/debkotz2.

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