Abortion # 2

Statement: Teenagers who become mothers have grim prospects for the future. They are much more likely to leave of school; receive inadequate prenatal care; rely on public assistance to raise a child; develop health problems; or end up divorced.

I would agree that this is very true and even more prevalent in today's society. Today's culture is all about whatever your hearts desires. It says, "there is no age limit on love". The fact of the matter is that when two teens decide to take on the idea of a child they are doing it solely based of emotion and are not thinking of later consequences and responsibilities that will emerge from their actions. They think that the feelings they have are "love" but often times are mistaken leading to divorce. The reason I feel that this is not love is because the Bible explains what love is. It tells in 1 Corinthians 13 that love never fails.

I also feel that teen moms do not have the level of maturity to take care of a child considering they are still trying to develop and figure out their own place in society. Many times because the teen moms lack the time and feel the pressure of having to tackle adult responsibilities they will often times fail to take care of the baby resulting in the parents of the teen to take on the responsibility of the child as well. Often times the will miss out on the college experience, she will begin to lack friends because of how much time she has spent with the baby, and if the boy has left she has little hope of obtaining the funds to take care of the baby aside from the parents help which can often times create strife among the family. As a result of all this the girl may often times feel alone.

It all depends on the type of family the teen has and how involved they were in the teens life originally. In some instances, the teen may get the help they need from their parents but in other situations it is probable that the parents will become almost passive with their teen making her or him deal with the child on their own out of frustration. The possibility of divorce between the two teens is way more plausible because often times they lack the maturity and long to be free of the burden of the baby so that they can obtain the life they had before of being with friends which can create strife and arguments.

A teen parent has a way higher chance of divorce, financial debt, and an unhappy life filled with constant battles.