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Let’s Talk About Teenage Pregnancy – Breaking Through Stereotypes

We all have them: Little bits of prejudice that we don’t like to admit to. Nevertheless, they are there and they hurt. They have an impact on the way we view the world, whether we like it or not. There are many words for it – profiling, bias, stereotyping, ageism. Teenage moms are not immune to this any more than other soldiers of the mommy wars. But that doesn’t make it any more ethical for a person, another mom even, to assume that a woman’s age will determine how well she is able to mother her children. It is true … Continue reading →

A Dance for Three — Louise Plummer

In this moving book by acclaimed novelist Louise Plummer, we read the story of Hannah Ziebarth, a fifteen-year-old girl with a lot on her mind. Her boyfriend Milo has been pressuring her to have more than just a casual relationship, and she finally gives in, seeing in him a chance for real love and attention. Her own father passed away and it’s so nice to have a man tell you he loves you. Hannah’s not sure what to do when she finds out she’s pregnant. She has known for a while that she wasn’t Milo’s first, that he actually has … Continue reading →

The Amber Photograph — Penelope Stokes

Twenty-five-year-old Diedre McAlister’s mother is dying. “Find yourself. Find your truth. Just don’t expect it to be what you thought it would be,” her mother tells her, pressing into her hand an old, yellowing photograph of a woman twirling around, holding the hands of a young girl. Diedre begins her journey to find the meaning behind her mother’s message, sensing that something is not right, and that she may be very dismayed to find what it is she’s been sent to find. Her first clue comes when she finds her birth certificate in an old cigar box, left on purpose … Continue reading →

Teen Abortion: Do Parents Have the Right to Know?

In our country abortion is legal for those over the age of 18, except in South Dakota, which passed a law this year banning abortion except to save the life of a pregnant women. For teenage girls the law varies by state. Some states’ laws say that one or both parents must give permission for a girl under the age of 18 to receive an abortion. In other states the parents must be told 24 hours before the abortion occurs. Then there are the states where no parental permission is needed. Under law parents have legal custody of their child … Continue reading →