I am...appalled. I get that this teenage girl has ruined her life, and likely the life of the child she carries.
However. I do not
think her parents have her best interests in mind. Any parent who
remarks that they should just slip their daughter the abortion pill, or
who says that they ought to just drag her to the abortion clinic and
force her to have an abortion, are nothing short of callous, selfish,
self-centered, and evil. The only thing they're likely worried
about is how young they are to be grandparents, rather than focusing on
their daughter, who wants to do the right thing and carry the baby to
term.
Her parents should be encouraging her to look
into adoption, an open adoption where she can be a beloved auntie and
favorite babysitter, rather than pushing the poor child to have an
abortion with such vigor that she's served them with a restraining
order.
It also speaks poorly of their character that
they've been harassing the baby's biological father, and threatening his
parents.
I am honestly so slack-jawed shocked and
horrified by this that I can't muster a proper rant. All I have to say
to these people is either come to your senses and do what's best for
your daughter (and no, an abortion is not that, not in this case, not in
the long run), or get the fucking hell away from her before you do a
spiritual and psychological damage to her that will never heal.
And
yes, a parent--someone who is supposed to be worthy of a child's
implicit trust will never harm them--forcing a child who doesn't want
one to have an abortion will do irreparable damage to this girl.
Friday, February 15, 2013
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