Teen pregnancy pact in Massachusetts: The girls are victims

Submitted by tac0965 on Fri, 2008-06-20 17:53

Seventeen girls get in a pact to get pregnant and have their babies at the same time. The Mayor's and media's immediate response: the girls are victims; we must go after the boys criminally or, at least, financially. The Mayor also mentions that the girls lack self esteem or love in their life. Does this make them victims when they get themselves pregnant? Excerpt:

'Some of the girls reacted to the news they were pregnant with high fives and plans for baby showers, Sullivan said. One of the fathers "is a 24-year-old homeless guy," Sullivan told the magazine. Others were boys in the school.
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"At the very least these men should be held responsible for financial support, if not put in jail for statutory rape as the mayor has suggested," Greg Verga, chairman of the Gloucester School Committee, told Reuters in a telephone interview.
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"But even if we had contraceptives, that pact shows that if they wanted to get pregnant, they will get pregnant. Whether we distribute contraceptives is irrelevant," said Verga.'

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These little skanks are SLUTS!

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Submitted by Luek on Sun, 2008-06-22 05:07

have we seen on the tube explaining why this happens?

not one have i heard say anything about all the uncle sugar

handouts they will be signing up for, or the guys lives ruined

to fund these "poor young mothers". just more excuses and male blame.

oh yeah, and let's put some of the guys in jail if possible.

if you can't or won't speak the truth you won't find proper answers.

just more excuses, followed by more grief.

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Submitted by daveinga on Sun, 2008-06-22 12:55

There is a video clip on msnbc.com where the bimbo reporter says the girls thought that getting pregnant would be "glamorous" and a way to "make a contribution" to their community.

The local high school is very supportive of single mothers and offers a free day care center.

The report also mentions that since all of the girls were sixteen or younger, the young men who made babies with them may indeed be prosecuted.

The general tone of the coverage is not so much that these young women were victimized, but that they were expressing their female empowerment.

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Submitted by Roy on Sun, 2008-06-22 14:46