Teenage pregnancy quickie
One of the reasons I support current government policy on teenage pregnancy is that, for the first time, they have a strategy and a targets both to prevent unwanted teenage conceptions and also to get teenage mums back into education, rather than just shaking their heads at them and letting them get on with it. Okay, so the target is an entirely unrealistic 60% participation rate by 2010 (current rate is about 36% - haven’t got the figure to hand). But with the support that this 13 year-old mother is bound to get under this Labour programme, maybe there’s a chance for a better future for her child and for herself. That is, if the Sun doesn’t put her on the front page under a screaming headline first.
(via Ken)
