should their be a new Law put in place that teenage mothers do not get to sign over their baby untill of age?

actually, i firmly believe that teens should be given whatever support they need in order to be a successful parent.

it's all fine and dandy to shake the finger and scowl disapprovingly but the bottom line is, what was done was done and now there's a situation to be resolved.

adoption is NOT always an option. my bff and her brother (not related) were adopted into the same family. richy-richy, lovely home, luxury life - but even before it was accidently revealed in a particularly nasty way by a particularly vindictive aunt, they both knew they didn't "belong" to their parents.

you can't legislate this decision. if the teenager wants to keep the baby and has the means to raise it, then she should be allowed to do so. that means support from her family and the baby's father's family. sometimes that support is not available or there's some reason the baby has to be placed for adoption. you have to do what's best for the infant, not the teen parents. if the child is adopted, that child should be told from the day it's brought to the adoptive home as much of the facts as the child can handle. I've found that children that find out later in life are more traumatized by it than if they grow up knowing it. I adopted 2 children who are now adults. they knew from the first day that I was so glad the judge let me bring them home to be mine. we read books about adoption and talked about it whenever they wanted. we are very close because I was up front and open from the start. they don't care to know their biological family.

"allowed to make a life long decision about giving their child up for adoption. also do you agree it is in the best interest for the child to be adopted in the long run,''

--I don't agree with this part. Just because they are teenagers, it doesn't mean they can keep their baby.

Im not exaclty sure what you are asking.

Ultimately, even if the child is a teenager, SHE is the mother.

If she chooses adoption, then she has every right. I dont understand why you want to either force her to keep her child or give it to a family member to raise as thier own.

If she chooses to keep it, then I think thats even more amiable. She may be a teen but there are tons of successful teen mothers who have raised their kids themselves.

Either decision are extremely tough to make. And NO ONE should be allowed to make that decision for them. It's THEIR child and they should be able to decide what life they want their child to have.

I think the child has to be given to the teenagers parents until the girl is at least 18. Its as much the parents fault for raising a promiscuous bad teenager.

Its not fair for the child when someone that is 14-18 is taking care of you. The child needs a mother that can make better life choices.

Teenagers are just like adults. There will always be smart ones, and there will always be stupid ones

it doesn't mean they can keep their baby.