la petite moi

Crusader, as an 18 year old non-mother, I think your opinion is wrong. Yes, there is an increased risk- maybe if the teen is malnourished in the beginning. Also, financial punishment? Wrong suggestion! Teen mothers may need financial help to raise their child, but guess what?! So do ADULT mothers who are single. Does that mean we should take away all support to mothers who are having trouble? I think that not only would that put a strain on the government's budget, but make life very very difficult for those teen mothers trying to accept the consequences of their actions.

It depends on the person having the child. SixEd and Amethyst were a couple of the responsible women out there. The age limit is put there for statutory rape, basically. I don't condone unprotected sex, but it happens, and a mother who takes responsibility for her actions should not just be punished like you suggest, but commended.