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Old 01-07-2005, 11:10 AM   #27
jinx
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Originally Posted by lookout123
believe me i do understand that jinx. but consider your own daughter. (just hypothetically - don't throw anything at me) if she was 15 and got pregnant, would you rather that she be able to just walk into a clinic and "take care of it" or would you prefer that she come to you and jim, face the music and you, as a family, can explore your options. she may still end up at the clinic, but at least it is with the support of the family. yes, you and jim would be upset, hurt, and angry, but your number one concern would be for her safety.
If I don't have the kind of relationship with my daughter that would make her want to come to me in that situation, I wouldn't want a law in place that forced her to, absolutely not.
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