Indiana

Pregnant Pause

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Now that we all know that Vice-Presidential pick Sarah Palin’s daughter got pregnant by her  hockey player boyfriend we can take a step back and have an adult conversation.

Now for those of you who think this is a private matter and nobody’s business, I think you’re right, to a point.  Where I disagree is that when you have a policy maker whose appeals to social conservatives, in part, because of her stance on traditional family values and abstinence only-education, when one of her own children shows up pregnant,  you’re bound to raise a unibrow or two.  And I think it is worth discussing.

Secondly, I also have to ask are we glorifying teen pregnancy and now telling teenage girls that it is okay to get pregnant as long as your family supports you and you can take care of the baby?  If that is the case,  Jamie Lynn Spears is about to become a hero.

And third, if your daughter came home pregnant, what would you do?

Take a moment and pause and feel free to share your thoughts.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on September 02, 2008 (boomark / email).