re: #390 avanti

Again, it was a poor choice of words. I think a unwanted pregnancy is what many consider to be a punishment for immoral behavior. Abstinence teaching uses the fear of pregnancy and STD’s as one of it’s major selling points. A baby is never punishment, but a unwanted pregnancy sure could feel like one to a teenager.

Many people may think an unwanted pregnancy is “punishment” for immoral behavior, but it isn’t, it is simply nature taking its course.

An unwanted pregnancy will NOT necessarily feel like punishment to a teen, however, if parents are supportive enough, and those supportive parents are ones who would never ever say anything along the lines of “punished with a baby”.

Our daughter was pregnant at 15; aside from the morality of it, her behavior was incredibly stupid. However, any “immorality” was in the behavior leading to the pregnancy; the mere fact of being pregnant is not immoral.