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• Saturday, November 4, 2006 03:19 PM

  so... what would they prefer?

  You know, I live in Memphis, TN, and the Med (the local medical facility where they send people without insurance) sees dozens of 13 year olds giving birth every day. No one reports these girls and the fathers of their babies to the police. If Life Dynamics actually cares about statutory rape, maybe they should focus on these kids instead of worrying about abortion clinics.

  Oh, that's right, they don't actually care about underage girls. They only care about stopping abortions.

  Thanks to the many underaged girls giving birth in poverty, Memphis has the honor of being the city with the zip code with the highest infant mortality rate in the nation. Local paper did a series on the situation last year, and it was shocking to see the rows and rows of tiny pine boxes - the size of shoeboxes - dumped anonymously in the Potter's field out of town. These babies die mostly from being born prematurely due to lack of pre-natal care and the youth of the mothers. I'm betting Life Dynamics has the usual Republican range of political beliefs and opposes any sort of health care or spending to improve the lives of these girls and give their babies a chance at life. They would prefer the girls carry to term, no matter what happens next. To my way of thinking, that clearly demonstrates that their focus is the control of women's sexuality, not the saving of infant lives.

  —Allie
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