Dad at 13 prompts teen pregnancy debate

[harvz86]

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Which is exactly my point. I mean, 10,000 years ago, these biologically capable kids were also capable PARENTS...why? Kay wala ma'y Papaya Skin Whiteners, wala ma'y cellphones, wala ma'y debut at 18, wala ma'y iPODs, wala ma'y Starbucks, wala ma'y Havaianas, wala ma'y spa, wala ma'y THE PUMP, wala ma'y BMW, wala ma'y internet, wala ma'y "I'm so cool and hip because I read J. D. Salinger", wala ma'y DSLR, wala ma'y PSP, wala ma'y fine dining...and sooo on and on and on...

...I personally think that if you remove all these elements, you'll have more responsible kids. I know, a rather skewed and brash observation, on my part, but that is my belief.

-RODION

we are now 10,000 years later, lol, if thats your belief, i bet your 9 yr old daughter has none of these things including your "so on and on and on"...

[rodsky]

if thats your belief, i bet your 9 yr old daughter has none of these things including your "so on and on and on"...

Yep. Granted, when she reaches the age of puberty/adolescence, she will encounter the things I've mentioned. It's up to her to decide whether these things will benefit her or not in the long run, but I'm banking on the fact that, since she has my genes, she will choose wisely. If not, then hopefully she can learn from her mistakes, like any other human being.

-RODION

[krkchn]

magmahay na cya for the rest of his life. Kita ka sa iya uyab? Murag Helga.

[chaowix]

oh my oh my!! murag katong sa hosp. before. 13 years old xa nanganak. ana gud ko sa akong self na ga dagan2x paman ko pag 13 nko hehe. sila ky inahan na.

Education gyud ni dapat ug parents guidance is a must

[nab_uang]

posibli dili to iya anak.... bcos another news came out nga dahgan ni claim father sa baby...

kana ang babae daghan og karelasyon... currently the authority is conducting DNA check to detemine who's the father....

[mannyamador]

wala man labot Church ana bai. sa kana lang na scenario. I'm only pointing out that, if this would've happened in the Philippines and with the Church's intervention on the RH Bill.

In other words, you would have wanted this terrible thing to happen just so you can find another excuse to pass a bill (HB 5043) that will do NOTHING to address the issue.

The end justifies the means, eh? Sick.

Well, obviously another CBCP scapegoat would be the media and poor parental guidance

As always, you choose to remain blind to the REAL causes. The ones HB 5043 will NOT address. Real smart.

Contraceptive distribution will NOT lessen unwanted pregnancies. It ill only increase promiscuity and result in more of these, along with an increase in demand for abortion. The historical data bears this out. I've compiled some of this data in a blog post:

The Evil Cousins
http://mamador.wordpress.com/2009/02...-and-abortion/

Last Sunday I attended a meeting of Catholics lay women and women religious (nuns), graced by Auxiliary Bishop Cortes and Sr. Pilar Versoza (of Pro-Life Philippines) that addressed exactly this very issue (unlike the RH trapos). They reviewed the existing counselling and relief center for women at Sto. Rosario Parish in Lahug, called Kahupayan. "Kahupayan" means "to relieve".

The Kahupayan crisis center at Sto. Rosario operates full time, utilizing volunteers and with very little funds. They help women who have all sorts of problems, from rape victims, battered wives and girlfriends, jobless indigents, even drug addicts. They provide guidance, accommodations (when possible), food, legal referrals, and other assistance. Just as important, they work to PREVENT such cases when they can. They even counsel the male partners of women and engage in proper formation of the young.

More on Kahupayan and other efforts in Cebu:

Women, children find solace at Kahupayan
Sun.Star Cebu - Women, children find solace at Kahupayan

SACRED HEART SCHOOL - HIJAS DE JESUS News Update on Collaboration Activities
Hijas de Jesus [ PHILIPPINES ]

This is a clear example of what the Catholic Church is doing for women victims. These address the real issues and their causes. Sto. Rosario is not the only such counselling center. Pro-Life Philippines also has facilities in Manila and Baguio. Here's a partial list:

Pregnancy Counseling Centers

• Prolife (Aurora Blvd., Quezon City) --- 422-8877, 911-2911, 0919-233-7783
• Prolife (Quiapo, Manila) --- 704-9797
• Family Life (Baclaran, Parañaque) --- 851-5770
• Welcome House (Paco, Manila) --- 563-6363
• Home for the Angels (San Andres, Manila) --- 562-8085
• Lifeline Counseling (Baguio) --- 0919-725-0523

Right this very moment there are plans to expand services similar to Kahupayan center in 10 more dioceses throughout the Philippines.

What is the Church doing? A LOT! Certainly far more than those who are trying to ram HB 5043 -- and abortifacient contraceptives -- down our throats!

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Please sign the petition AGAINST the so-called Reproductive Health Bill (HB5043)
http://www.petitiononline.com/xxhb5043/
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[DrE]

lol naabot napud ang petition against reproductive health bill.

@topic:
Dungan silag tubo sa iya papa.

[Sol_Itaire]

weird. reminds me of benjamin button. he was a teenager when his baby was, well, a baby. if we age backwards then mao ni mahitabo.

[ysamigs]

saon nang evolve nman ang mga tawo....hehehe

[colossus]

So, it's not an isolated case in the Philippines that someone so young will be regarded as a father with such huge responsibility. When I read some news about this, he just said he wanted to have a baby. I do not know if he has any idea how huge is his responsibility as a father. He just wanted to have a baby.

I've also read there are two other teenagers who are claiming to be the father of the child. It would seem that they will have to undergo DNA testing if only to determine who the father of the child is. It seems the parents have to exert more efforts to educate the youth on the huge responsibility of making a family.