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Savannahmann

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10. Long term health effects on girls as young as 12?

Reply to Life Long Dem (Reply #6)

Thu May 2, 2013, 02:22 PM

May 2013

There is literally no good outcome in that situation. If the girl, a child really, carries the baby to term, the long term effects are possibly everything from destroying her chances of ever having a baby again, to severe birth defects for the child because the girl is not physically ready, no matter what her biological clock says, to carry a baby. Abortion? That would be worse than the side effects from plan B, if any.

Nuts. This was an asinine move from our President. There is only one reason, and it doesn't have anything to do with health concerns. It is that we need to fight those damned Rethugs on Abortion, and we as a party can't get people to donate if we've solved the problems.

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Kick !!! WillyT May 2013 #20

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+ 1,000,000,000 What You Said !!! WillyT May 2013 #24