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em-beeyesterday at 10:30 PM1 replyview on HN

the reason we have been fighting teen pregnancy is because as a society we decided not to support young parents, and because teen pregnancy happens out of wedlock with the fathers usually disappearing. i believe historically this comes from the fact that mothers used to stay at home, so as soon as you had a child you would not go to school anymore.

we could decide otherwise and create structures where young people, still in highschool or studying, are at the same time able to live together and have children.


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Qemtoday at 1:32 AM

> because teen pregnancy happens out of wedlock with the fathers usually disappearing

Usually disappeared. Once DNA tests were invented, it became straighforward to go after them. Underrated breakthrough to support children and single mothers.

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