[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Because Jack, they are children. At 13 you are a child, it's not legal and if it all goes wrong and you end up with a disease or an unwanted pregnancy or some sort of therapy because actually maybe you weren't as ready as you thought you were, who has to deal with that and pick up the pieces? The adults do or parents as I like to call them.

You're still not considering the arguments I've proposed. It's all very well saying that, but it's not always the case. Many young people engage in sexual activity and never get pregnant or contract STI's, and if they do, they get rid of them, or at least attempt to. Not everyone is as poorly educated on the subject as others.

But because this is obviously a sensitive subject considering you're a mother yourself...perhaps it's best if we didn't discuss it.

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Not quite addressing what I asked. How do you suggest in this 'do what they want world' of yours: how does a schoolchild manage to feed and clothe their new born baby, and look after it? Where do they get the money from? where do they stay? (bearing in mind here, according to you, it is upto the parent of said child).

Underage pregnancies are most commonly unwanted....

How do you propose they pay for this NOW, when they need it. In the current - not some flight of fancy idea - the real world NOW...as it is NOW. When the child appears... NOW.

Their parents, and they return the expenses when they begin earning an income, unless as I said the parents permit them not to.