POLITICS
What This Country Needs Is More Pregnant Teens
According to Missouri’s attorney general
I thought everyone of all political persuasions wanted to see fewer teen pregnancies. But once again, I’ve given conservatives far too much credit.
I learned how wrong I was by reading the work of Jess Piper. From her, I learned about some reporting done by the Missouri Independent. Give it a read.
You’ll learn the state’s leaders are very concerned that if enough teenagers don’t give birth, their state will suffer “diminishment of political representation and loss of federal funds.”
You heard them, Missouri kids!
Y’all have got babies to make. Yes, you may have been hoping to finish high school or start college. Perhaps you hoped to have a wonderful career.
It may be that you’re not entirely sure the person you’re dating right now is the person you want to be with forever. It’s true that the kind of person you’re attracted to at 16 is not necessarily the kind of person you’d choose to marry if you waited until you had a bit more life experience under your belt. But let’s just gloss over these things, because the Missouri GOP needs you!
