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Ms: Who cares how 14-yr-old got pregnant? Only abortion access matters
Jill Stanek ^ | Jill Stanek

Posted on 02/05/2013 11:15:50 AM PST by Morgana

Ms. Magazine tweeted this on January 28…

… linking to this post on its blog:

She was 14 years old and going into the 9th grade. From the moment she learned she was pregnant, she contemplated what to do. Not comprehending how to even deliver a baby (let alone how to take care of a child for the rest of her life) prompted grave fears about her future.

Being the eldest of an immigrant family of seven, she learned early to take on the role of her family’s translator and primary caretaker. She could not fathom how she would tell them about her pregnancy. She pondered the level of disappointment her family might feel and the distress she would put on them with the possibility of a baby.

Not knowing the options available to her, she withheld her pregnancy from her family and friends. She had never felt so alone, confused and afraid. The days passed and her belly grew. Knowing what she had to do, she finally found the courage and sought help from her grandmother and aunt. At 21 weeks, my cousin found the proper care and support to have an abortion.

Author Daisy Khamphakdy went on to lament increasing barriers to abortion, especially for those who are “young, low-income women of color.”

2839530_f520Never once did Khamphakdy show concern for how her cousin got pregnant. Yet, according to Planned Parenthood, her cousin was likely raped by an adult man. From a December 2010 PP Fact Sheet:

Teenage girls with older partners are more likely to become pregnant than those with partners closer in age

From an October 2012 PP Fact Sheet:

Teenagers who have been raped or abused also experience higher rates of pregnancy – 4.5 out of 10 pregnant adolescents likely have a history of abuse. Teen girls with a history of abuse are more than twice as likely to become pregnant as peers who do not experience abuse. For women younger than 18, the pregnancy rate among those with a partner who is six or more years older is 3.7 times as high as the rate among those whose partner is no more than two years older. Adolescent women with older partners also use contraception less frequently…

And from this PP Fact Sheet from the early 2000s, now deleted online but which I saved a screenshot of:

Teenagers who have been raped or abused also experience higher rates of pregnancy – in a sample of 500 teen mothers, two-thirds had histories of sexual and physical abuse, primarily by adult men averaging age 27.

What if the writer’s cousin had indeed been raped? Was it a family member? Did the grandmother and aunt have an ulterior motive to help the girl get a late-term abortion so as to kill the evidence? Did they send the girl back to her abuser?

Liberal feminists don’t care. To care would be to admit abortion is sometimes used to exploit girls and hide crimes. To care would be to support legislation, rather than twist it and oppose it, to protect girls and women from coerced abortions by their rapists.

Because nothing can interfere with abortions, even if it coerced by child rapists.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: abortion; ageofconsent; ageofconsentlaws; coverup; cultureofcorruption; destroyedevidence; feminazis; moralabsolutes; parentalrights; plannedparenthood; prolife; prorape; statutoryrape; waronwomen

1 posted on 02/05/2013 11:15:58 AM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana
Do the babies engendered by rape not have the same right to life as any other baby?



Keep Faith with the Fallen of Benghazi! Let the Obama Regime, for once, tell the Truth!

Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

2 posted on 02/05/2013 11:21:13 AM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Morgana

With all these Immaculate Conceptions occurring, we should not be aborting the unborn Saviors.


3 posted on 02/05/2013 11:25:15 AM PST by Scrambler Bob ( Concerning bo -- that refers to the president. If I capitalize it, I mean the dog.)
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To: Morgana

She’s damaged for life. And not dealing with the WHOLE situation will increase that damage, guaranteed.

The situation was switched for me....I was in 8th grade and she was 35-36.

I’m 44 now and still think about it.


4 posted on 02/05/2013 11:25:44 AM PST by Psycho_Bunny ( 9iThought Puzzle: Describe Islam without using the phrase "mental disorder" more than four times.)
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To: Morgana

Abort Ms.!


5 posted on 02/05/2013 11:27:28 AM PST by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: Morgana; wagglebee; Revolting cat!
Proving that Planned Parenthood is pro-rapist and demands that rapists not pay for their crimes.


6 posted on 02/05/2013 11:38:21 AM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Morgana

A close family members ex-wife wouldn’t care.

When her daughter was 14 she bought her lingerie from Victoria’s Secret and arranged for her to be alone with her daughters older boyfriend.

This occurred on numerous occasions and we think she also took the girl for an abortion.


7 posted on 02/05/2013 11:42:27 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Morgana
Author Daisy Khamphakdy went on to lament increasing barriers to abortion, especially for those who are “young, low-income women of color.”

'Cause if we don't kill 'em in Utero, they'll be taking over.

8 posted on 02/05/2013 11:45:27 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (What word begins with "O" and ends in economic collapse?)
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To: Morgana

It’s not up to PP to report known instances of child rape, they’re not mandated reporters.


9 posted on 02/05/2013 11:54:47 AM PST by wesagain (The God #Elohim# of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the One True GOD.)
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To: wesagain

Maybe PP has a deal with the Teacher’s Union.


10 posted on 02/05/2013 11:56:43 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: ConorMacNessa
Do the babies engendered by rape not have the same right to life as any other baby?

That's not the point here... The point is that an adult man who impregnates a 14 year old girl needs to be charged with statutory rape, and face prison time.

But it's not unusual for abortion supporters to ignore the rapes of children, as long as they can keep the abortion mills open. The best example being in Kansas. Though he was protected from on-high by Kathlees Sebilius, George Tiller(The Killer) was being investigated for performing abortions on underage girls. Even Bill O'Reilly was on this story. But Sebilius and her goblins managed to rally the pro-abortion supporters and eventually brought up all sorts of ethics charges against the prosecutor, and the Kansas media participated in an incredible slime campaign, and the prosecutor lost his next election. Once that happened, the whole case of underage abortions just disappeared!

Mark

11 posted on 02/05/2013 12:02:06 PM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: Morgana
I just can't imagine a grandmother & aunt telling their grandkid and niece to kill their 21 mth old baby.

How about the family help raise the baby or maybe some other family is looking for a new baby to love adopt?

AND Who is the Baby Daddy rapist?

12 posted on 02/05/2013 12:07:23 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: wesagain

“It’s not up to PP to report known instances of child rape, they’re not mandated reporters.”

Every medical professional in the country is a mandated reporter.


13 posted on 02/05/2013 12:14:39 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: wesagain

PP was repeatedly caught on tape coaching the girls on what to say to PREVENT a need to report their illegal impregnator to the police.

There are situations where the DO have to report it. They lie and have a culture of corruption to ensure that others know how to lie.


14 posted on 02/05/2013 12:20:26 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: driftdiver
A close family members ex-wife wouldn’t care.

When her daughter was 14 she bought her lingerie from Victoria’s Secret and arranged for her to be alone with her daughters older boyfriend.

This occurred on numerous occasions and we think she also took the girl for an abortion.

Typical liberal mindset.

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15 posted on 02/05/2013 12:33:58 PM PST by Bratch
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To: driftdiver

Was her name Shirley McLaine?


16 posted on 02/05/2013 4:24:22 PM PST by Shimmer1 (No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up.)
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To: Morgana

What difference does it make?


17 posted on 02/05/2013 4:34:31 PM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: driftdiver

<< “It’s not up to PP to report known instances of child rape, they’re not mandated reporters.”

Every medical professional in the country is a mandated reporter. >>

Interesting. It tells us what we already knew, that they are not really medical professionals — they do not even consider themselves as such. Interesting, and quite telling if people would only listen.


18 posted on 02/05/2013 6:03:11 PM PST by cyn (Benghazi...the travesty continues)
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