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Date: 2008-10-11 03:47 pm (UTC)able to parent at one time, but might be able to in the future. A kid who
gives birth at 17 should not be forced to choose between raising that
child and being sterile for the rest of her life.
I know where you are coming from, but that for me falls apart when the child who was relinquished is 14. Even if the mom (or dad, it could have been a dad leaving that teenager) were young and inexperienced 17 year olds when they had the kid, they've had plenty of time to grow into the job, and it would seriously bother me if they could relinquish a child at 31, and go on and have other children (or indeed already have other children and dropped off the one they find inconvenient). Chances are, they are likely to wash their hands of another one down the road. Heck, I would have the same problem if that child was 5, not 14.
I'm not saying that a 17 year old woman cannot or should not relinquish a child, but that they either choose whether they are ready to parent right away, when that child is small and hasn't had years of bonding, or that once they decide to keep their cute little baby, they do not get to discard him or her at a latter date of their choosing. That is not providing a child with safe haven, that is psychological abuse. Safe haven laws should be reserved for infants and toddlers, not grown children. That's where social services, relatives or friends who foster, and other wellness services should come in.