And the Family Planning Association says there is no reason why they can't do a good job of it. Its national medical adviser, Christine Roke, said girls of 16 were emotionally capable of being mothers.
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"It depends a lot on maturity. Being in the public eye can often make people mature quicker than average."
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Dr Roke said teenage motherhood did not necessarily harm a person's career.
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"It doesn't have to, particularly in these days where all of us throughout life can go back to education and change jobs."
What a crock! Being in the public eye can make them more worldly, but does nothing to expediate maturity. And this from a doctor at the Family Planning Association?
Dr. Roke goes on to say 'teenage motherhood doesn't necessarily harm a person's career', but doesn't address the possibility of a person's career possibly harming a newborn's necessity for it's mother's attention and care.
There are always exceptions to the rule, but for the most part, I would say a 16 year old is NOT emotionally capable of being a mother. We seem to have forgotten, that at 16, they are still children themselves.....and children raising children isn't the ideal situation.
