why are you pro-life/choice?--from the gURL boards

sweet-acid says, "I just thought it would be interesting to see your stance, and one reason why you are what you are.

I'm pro-choice for a ton of reasons, but my biggest one is that pregnancy is a life changing occurance and I don't think something so wonderful, or horrible, should be forced on you against your will because others think a fetus is more important than you."

pregnant teens can now blame TV

Finally--an answer to the question, "Why do Americans experience such a high rate of teen pregnancy?"

It's TV's fault!

At least, that's the claim of a recent study linking teen pregnancy to shows like "Sex and the City," "Friends" and "That 70's Show." (The data were collected a few years ago, hence the slightly dated TV shows).

According to the lead researcher of the study, "Watching this kind of sexual content on television is a powerful factor in increasing the likelihood of a teen pregnancy."

Sounds like a nice link, but I have to say I'm skeptical. While the study did look at a few other factors, like if teens lived with a single parent or wanted to have a baby, it didn't address a number of other crucial issues. 

teacher fired after giving teens sex advice

Josephine Isernia, a New York State teacher with 22 years of experience under her belt, has been fired. Her offense? Allegedly having an explicit sexual conversation with two female students.

According to the town’s local paper, a school board report on the incident says,

“The two students came to Isernia's classroom after school when one needed clarification about an assignment. At one point, one of the students received a text message from her boyfriend and slammed her phone on a desk. Isernia began asking her what the problem was and the student reluctantly explained that her boyfriend was pressuring her to have sex or oral sex, the students said in the report. Isernia responded with some sexually explicit advice on the matter.”

One of the students went home and told her mother about the conversation. The distraught mother then contacted the school board, which investigated and eventually determined that what Isernia had said was so “vulgar, obscene and disgusting” that she needed to be fired--despite having no previous disciplinary problems, positive performance reviews, and over two decade’s worth of service.

teen prostitutes get some protection in new york

Imagine this: You are a teenager forced into prostitution by a pimp. Prostitution is illegal and you get arrested. Even though it was something you never willingly did, you are thrown into jail for the crime of selling sex.

If that sounds crazy, it should. But this has long been the situation in New York, as well as in countless other states.

It is against the law to force someone to be a prostitute. It is also against the law for an adult even to have sex with someone who is under the age of consent. However, if there is an exchange of money--even if it's money a girl never sees because it is turned over to her pimp--that girl can actually be considered a criminal!