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As the parent of a teenage daughter, I think Bristol Palin's pregnancy is rightly (no pun intended) a matter of great concern. Her mother is publicly a social conservative who preaches abstinence and opposes abortion; it's fair and just that her family should be the walking embodiment of the consequences of those values. I may sound cruel, but I'm supporting their right to make such choices, which is more than they would do for me or my daughter. Give them a chance to show us how graciously they handle it! But let's not forget how much their access to resources exceeds that of the average Americans to whom they'd like to deny the right to make their own choices. If Bristol ends up with a full-time nanny, well the rest of us can just go eat cake!
