Teen pregnancy
Hypothetical situation: Your 13-year-old daughter comes to you and tells you that she has just found out that she is pregnant. You are the first person she has told except for the boy with whom she had sex, who is also 13. For the sake of this discussion, let's assume that they were using condoms but the condoms failed to prevent the pregnancy.
Your daughter wants to have an abortion. However, her boyfriend's parents have approached your family because they do not want your daughter to have an abortion. Rather, they want to raise the child as their own. The boyfriend is willing to let his parents raise the child and does not want your daughter to have an abortion, though he is somewhat disinterested in participating in the pregnancy and childbirth. More than anything, it seems that the boyfriend is really confused and just going along with his parents' wishes.
Does your daughter's wants and wishes "trump" the wishes of her boyfriend and his parents? Or should she have to continue the pregnancy against her wishes?
Your daughter wants to have an abortion. However, her boyfriend's parents have approached your family because they do not want your daughter to have an abortion. Rather, they want to raise the child as their own. The boyfriend is willing to let his parents raise the child and does not want your daughter to have an abortion, though he is somewhat disinterested in participating in the pregnancy and childbirth. More than anything, it seems that the boyfriend is really confused and just going along with his parents' wishes.
Does your daughter's wants and wishes "trump" the wishes of her boyfriend and his parents? Or should she have to continue the pregnancy against her wishes?