Should teen mothers be forced to give their babies up for adoption

[ShyGuyInChicago]

I think doing such a thing would cause more problems than it fixes, if it fixes any at at all.

[Church]

If the mother can support the child then no, if the baby would have a less of a life because of the situation then possibly.

[deadpie]

No. But I recommend they do for the sake of their future.

I think about 90 percent of the time a teenager doesn't give the baby up for adoption or doesn't have an abortion, there life ends up being all about the baby adding more stress (having school, a job, paying for a baby and so on). It effects college too because allot of parents don't want to look over a baby when you're in college, they will expect you to.

[CaliKid24]

no. it should be their choice.

[Amnesiac]

we can't force mothers to give up their babies, it would hurt the parents, and later in life, the child.

[INFERNO]

The only time a mother can be put in this situation is if she is unable to take care of herself or the child, or harms herself or the child. Such as an unfit mother being arrested and the child is taken by child services or next immediate family member. Some teen mothers are unfit and some adult mothers are unfit but not all teen mothers are unfit.

[Jess]

It is her choice. However I agree with INFERNO. if it's a situation where she's unfit or whatever, she should put the baby up for adoption

[The Ninja]

not if they can support it or would be willing to give it up for adoption but its their choice

[Sordid Saint]

I think that they should have to go to a trial or something to decide whether or not the teen is suitable enough to raise a child, and if their lifestyle is suitable to raise a child.

[huginnmuninn]

I think that they should have to go to a trial or something to decide whether or not the teen is suitable enough to raise a child, and if their lifestyle is suitable to raise a child.

completely agree

[INFERNO]

I think that they should have to go to a trial or something to decide whether or not the teen is suitable enough to raise a child, and if their lifestyle is suitable to raise a child.

While I agree that may be fine, adult parents can be worse than teen parents are. If you're going to support this, it's only fair to say all parents should go through this trial. Adult parents can be worse and it seems silly to have a way to assess teen parents but not the adult parents. The reason I'm against this is who sets the standards and how high are the standards? If the standards are high, then more kids are forced to go to the already over-filled adoption agencies, making those places even worse. That doesn't seem to better the child. The standards should be low enough but how low is too low? Obviously it would allow abusive or soon-to-be abusive parents to keep their kids.

Second issue is "if their lifestyle is suitable". People come from all sorts of cultures and backgrounds, so depending on what is considered suitable, parents cannot raise their children in their traditional cultural ways. Those ways may actually be fine, just not allowed by the teaching.

[karl]

Not necessarily, teen mothers can be just as competent as older mums and should be given the chance and help needed to bring up her child

[Sage]

Not necessarily, teen mothers can be just as competent as older mums and should be given the chance and help needed to bring up her child

Most, however, aren't. I don't think teen mothers should be forced to give their children up, but it should be incentivized somehow.

[Obscene Eyedeas]

Teen mothers should give up their children only if they have no means in which to support the child, so the child doesn't die besides that it is their own choice. I don't think it should be mandatory unless there is no way the mother can support the baby

[QUUIT]

No.

Some teen mothers do a wonderful job. I have friends and relatives raised by them, and they seem perfectly fine. In some cases, however, it's the exact opposite. If the mother cannot support the child, give it up. It's hard to do, yes, but you're giving it a future it might not have had.

Well, that's my opinion, anyways. Each to their own.

[OnceMoreWithFeeling]

It all depends on the situation, and what resources are avlabe to the mother/father riasing the child. But NO ONE should be forced to give up there child. I believe that it should be the mother and the fathers choice.

[Ender]

Eh, it really depends on who the adoptive parents would be, and the financial/living status of the teenage mother.
It could make the situation better, but it could also make it worse.