A Case for Voluntary Extinction

Port Angeles teen charged in infant's death.

Where is the self-righteous outrage over the fact that this 16-year-old girl was pregnant in the first place?

Do people honestly think that just because a woman becomes pregnant, regardless of her age, mental capacity, or financial status, it automatically imbues her with all the wisdom, compassion, and money required to raise a child?

We desperately need parenting classes taught in school from an early age, that focus on what an enormous responsibility it is to have a child, any support obligations to said child and/or its custodial parent, and how one can truly prepare for it emotionally, mentally, and physically. Comprehensive, fact-based education makes people much more likely to fully consider the consequences of their actions.