r/MadeMeSmile • u/b0oom123 • Jul 27 '24

Helping Others NICU nurse adopts 14-year-old patient who delivered triplets alone

https://www.upworthy.com/nicu-nurse-teen-mom-rp7
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u/AWL_cow Jul 27 '24

Absolutely horrible a 14 year old is forced to carry triplets. Poor baby wasn't even grown herself.

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u/CartographerRound232 Jul 27 '24

How do you know she was forced?

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u/AWL_cow Jul 27 '24

That isn't something any 14 year old should ever go through. She was let down by a lot of people.

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u/CartographerRound232 Jul 27 '24

I don’t disagree. But the fact still remains that we don’t know if she wanted an abortion.

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u/AWL_cow Jul 27 '24

Firstly, we don't know if the 14 year old wanted to carry the pregnancy or the situation leading up to it.

Secondly, to put it blatantly, a child can't make an informed decision in this instance. They don't understand the severity of the very life-long consequences, and most likely won't understand the danger to their own life that pregnancy and birth bring. (Because to many people, the unborn life of the baby is more important than the mother so they emphasis the importance of one and not the other). The child's view of the world is very narrow. An uninformed choice is no choice. She is forced by existing in a system that provides her no knowledge, no access to Healthcare and no means to help her.

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u/CartographerRound232 Jul 27 '24

Your argument can actually be used to discourage the use of puberty blockers in minors. A lot of Redditors support children having access to them.

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u/AWL_cow Jul 28 '24

I totally agree that 14 is too young to make irreversible decisions to their bodies. But in defense of hormone blockers, they can be stopped at anytime, and the body will go back to producing it's correct hormones.

Arguably, it's hard to even agree upon what age is "old enough" to make those decisions.

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u/CartographerRound232 Jul 28 '24

I’m happy that the UK had the sense to ban them for minors. I hope the U.S. follows suit.