Also, if a kid is going to be abused because she is pregnant, 99.9% of the time, isn't she already in an abusive situation?
I don't think you want to commit to this argument.
The money was too good. I got stupid.
Jayne ,'Ariel'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
bon bon - Jul 20, 2005 11:24:01 am PDT #1579 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Lyra Jane - Jul 20, 2005 11:26:27 am PDT #1580 of 10002
Up with the sun
healthcare providers are mandatory reporters of abuse of all kinds
Interesting. I think I'd heard a radio story about this research (very biased pro-life site on the other side of the link), and misremembered it. Is there a more spin-free site that discusses the findings?
Edit: This is a pro-choice response, and here's Salon's take.
Jesse - Jul 20, 2005 11:33:37 am PDT #1581 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Just becuase people are mandatory reporters doesn't necessarily mean they do it. And statutory rape by itself is the kind of law I can readily believe people would protest.
shrift - Jul 20, 2005 11:34:33 am PDT #1582 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
As long as your Midol was in your bag and you didn't, e.g., pop it into your mouth while looking straight in a teacher's eyes and saying "I dare you to punish me," you'd probably be fine.
Er. Since I'm not in high school or a minor anymore, I was mostly playing on the Hormonal Rage factor, which just may be funny to me because mentally I am often twelve.
Allyson - Jul 20, 2005 11:34:49 am PDT #1583 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Does a minor need parental consent to receive a prescription for birth control pills?
Does one need to show ID to buy condoms in any of the states?
Lyra Jane - Jul 20, 2005 11:37:09 am PDT #1584 of 10002
Up with the sun
I was mostly playing on the Hormonal Rage factor, which just may be funny to me because mentally I am often twelve.
No, I got that. Sorry if I seemed overly earnest.
Glamcookie - Jul 20, 2005 11:37:22 am PDT #1585 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Lord, I hope the answer to your questions is NO in all of the states.
Jesse - Jul 20, 2005 11:38:48 am PDT #1586 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Their mission is to protect reproductive choice, but the Alan Guttmacher Insitute puts out really good solid data on a lot of this stuff, both in the US and around the world: [link]
Gudanov - Jul 20, 2005 11:41:11 am PDT #1587 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
ChiKat - Jul 20, 2005 11:42:30 am PDT #1588 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Bwah!That's great, Gud!