Aaahh....wow, this is a topic I guess I could go either way on.
I wasn't married yet when my husband and I conceived my son. We were engaged but not yet hitched...he already had two older children and did want another...so we had talked about having a child...and then one night, well...LOL..."ooops."
Don't get me wrong...we were both thrilled and couldn't wait to have our own.
BUT - I was still taking classes at the local college and lemme tell ya - morning sickness and morning classes do NOT mix. (Too many close calls between the lecture room and the bathroom!!) So...I left school. My folks weren't pleased, nor was I...I did want to finish...I'm two years shy of my associates' degree, which I still have the option of attaining. I don't know though, I'm not a school person. Never was and never would be.
Ah, but I was 20 when I got pregnant...and you know, abortion never crossed my mind. Personally, I wouldn't do it, no matter if I was 14, 18, or 20. The baby a woman is carrying is not at fault for being created. Life is such a beautiful thing, and every being deserves a chance, whether it is only carried in the womb for two weeks or nine months. If I couldn't take care of the baby, I would gladly accept responsibility for getting pregnant and carry it and then give him or her up for adoption...but to go through with abortion and KILL it? I don't know. I couldn't do it...unless they told me that my own life was at risk if I carried the baby, which is rare, but does happen in incredibly high-risk pregnancies. I guess what I'm saying is - no abortion for me - no WAY, not unless a doctor (strongly) advised me to have one.
As for teenagers having sex - eeeeeeek!!!!!!!!!!! Lucky for me, my kids are still too young to even ask about things like that - but ahh, I guess my husband will take care of the boys and when my daughter has questions for me, she will know that I am there.
I'm sending her to a nunnery when she's 18 though...
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