Position Paper
A few years ago, I watched a terrifying story on ABC's 20/20. It was a story about a teenage girl who had gotten pregnant. She successfully managed to keep her pregnancy from everyone, even her immediate family. She secretly gave birth to a baby girl--by herself-- in the basement of her house. Out of fear, she covered the baby with a blanket and the baby died. There was an investigation and trial on the teenage girl, as to whether she should be convicted of murder or not.
Every year, more than one million teenagers become pregnant. 84% of them are unintended pregnancies. About half of those seek abortion. Many teenagers who seek abortion come from dysfunctional, abusive, or single parent family. In 38 states, a minor must have a parental consent in order to go through with an abortion. This is a problem because the law pushes these young women to choose more dangerous options such as: running away, attempt to suicide, or unsafe abortion. In some......
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