‘The Argument For Breeding Licenses’

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erpopulation.org/) In California the birth rate among teenage girls has dropped to only 5%, in Connecticut, 9%, (www.census.gov). Some people may retort with statements of the teen mother’s parents are allowing this to happen, but it is not up to them. A teenage girl can be brought to the doctor by either parent and the doctor is under oath not to reveal the status of that child’s virginity. Furthermore, the teenager can be pregnant and choose to give birth to a baby without her parents’ consent. However, once the baby is born, the parents of the teenager are now responsible for that baby because the teenage mother is underage and is not considered a legal adult who does not have the rights, responsibilities or authorities as an adult. The parents cannot force their teenager to take birth control as a preventative measure either. Teenage pregnancies are more common among low-income, lower educated families where the teen mother feels lower self-esteem. This then leads to the probability of the baby’s father not being present in th...