1) Should be but might not be. I think the joint custody would probably be the primary custody parent. 50/50 splits are very rare when the child is old enough to be having a baby. The ward of the state would be one hell of a political issue if the girl wished to abort and was forced to have a baby. Or just in general. 2) Thats a good question. That would be one for the courts to decide, but it would probably be the childs grandparents. 3) They should, but the writers of this law would think that to be the most horrible thing ever for parents to do. That being said, if the child is old enough to have sex, it should be their choice. I don't believe in parents forcing their morals on a child, good parents should encourage children to decide for themselves what is right and what is wrong for themselves, and rely on the example they set to help the child find what matters to them. Especially when it is a decision that will have major psychological ramifications. I stand by the fact that when an ex of mine had an abortion, it was the right thing, but I still wonder, and I wasn't carrying the baby.
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Date: 2005-11-29 08:39 pm (UTC)2) Thats a good question. That would be one for the courts to decide, but it would probably be the childs grandparents.
3) They should, but the writers of this law would think that to be the most horrible thing ever for parents to do.
That being said, if the child is old enough to have sex, it should be their choice. I don't believe in parents forcing their morals on a child, good parents should encourage children to decide for themselves what is right and what is wrong for themselves, and rely on the example they set to help the child find what matters to them. Especially when it is a decision that will have major psychological ramifications. I stand by the fact that when an ex of mine had an abortion, it was the right thing, but I still wonder, and I wasn't carrying the baby.