Should the parents of a pregnant teen be responsible for an unwanted grandchild?

This is a tricky one as I read the article & I too wondered about whether or not the parents should be 'on the hook' for the medical bills.

If they have health insurance, the young lady's medical bills would mostly be covered (maybe there'll be some co-pays) by the health insurance. If she gets on Medicaid, they may cover some of the cost too.

I am kinda torn on this one. In another article, it was saying that the boyfriend of the young lady was also in support of keeping the baby. So I assume he is very much interested in being a father. That helps this situation quite a bit.

But you got to think, this isn't 1604 where people don't know how babies are made. We all know teen pregnancies happen. They--the parents of the young lady--accepted this responsibility when their daughter was born & they opted out of adoption. They were determined to raise this child, come Hades or high water, to the age of 18. They have to take the very good with the very bad.

So I guess I'm torn, but siding more on the side of 'well, you get what you pay for [the guilty pleasure of sex]'. The daughter is taking responsibility for her actions, & so should the parents.

@Silver: I'm a 'godless atheist' & I too believe the parents should help the daughter out!!

The Grandparents need to be held liable when you consider that how is a teen that cant even work or drive and even stay home by myself take care of her baby teens. I suppose its unhappy for the youngsters born to the young teen moms and unhappy for the grandparents considering 1.Grandparents shouldnt must do this everywhere once more, they did not lay down and get pregnant but on the identical token i think if the mom and dad raised these teens such as you had been raised then maybe pregnacy wouldnt of occurred! What is to assert about our future? If millions of teenagers or unwed young moms have children you understand the more youthful you begin the extra "babys daddys there wil be and that i consider ethics morals and values were placed apart and its unhappy so unhappy. My friends mother had her when she used to be 14 and she now has 6 youngsters by 4 specific dads and i do know some more like this. Imno one to guage but its as much as these parents/ role modelsto love and nurture there children spend time with them and lead via a proactive tradition and this can also be avoided!

A pregnant teen should be considered as an adult, meaning that once they get pregnant and are confirmed at least 3 months pregnancy, the parents can force the teen out of the home no matter the age, even if it is at age 12, which is when some girls can conceive.

I think the parents should help out because, like you said, the girl is still a minor and she can't possibly make enough money to support the child without help even with the father. Also since the girl is a minor, her parents are responsible for her, meaning they're so responsible for the girl's child. Even if the girl wanted to be independent, it would be foolish to try to take care of her child without help from her parents who have a steady income.

The parents should only be responsible if they refused her contraceptives or an abortion, in which case the birth of the child would be 100% in their control and of their own will.

If the girl is willing to go to such lengths to keep her child, then she should also go the same distance to raise the kid. Her parents advocated against her motherhood, so therefore the baby is completely her responsibility.

No, they shouldn't of been trying to get her to get an abortion but they should kick her out/ relinquish care of her because that is going to far to say they have to pay for her and actually ordered to pay. It should be a kind gesture for the love of their child, to pay and support her if she has a baby but to be honest I would be outraged if I was the parents in that situation and would not stand for being ordered to pay like that. However I wouldn't of tried to make her abort.

I see it like this, you have a child, spend say $500 000 to raise that child to say 16.

So $500 000 investment on your child which you love

then your 16 year old child gets pregnant.

1.You can either kick the child whom you have invested $500 000 in and love and time in, out and risk losing that child for good and your grandchild, and your grandchild's love

2.or you can help your child and keep your child which would cost say 30 000, until her and her child moves out.

So

basically chose 1 or 2

1. Lose $500 000 (your daughter) and time and love and your grandchild, and your grandchild's love

or

2. Lose $30 000 in an investment (the grandchild) but keep $500 000 (your daughter) and time and love and your grandchild, and your grandchild's love

I been through this with my boyfriend, as a hypothetical situation, as at first I proposed to just kick our daughter out but after studying it more in depth decided you lose a lot more from kicking your child out and plus, you invested all that time and love in your child. Can't care too much about the child if you are willing to chuck them out when they get pregnant.

So decided if our child gets pregnant we will support her and the baby the best we can, plus we gain a baby which is not necessarily a bad thing.

But as I said before in the situation in your question if I was the parents I would not stand for it and possibly kick the daughter out/ relinquish care maybe. Depends

She should keep the baby because well she did the action to get it, but now it's time for her to step up to the plate. The parents should not be responsible for the bill or anything involving her she should automatically be emancipated. She acted as an adult now she should be forced to continue acting like an adult. she's old enough to get a job.

yes, i don't think its bizarre at all. parents are responsible for the medical bills of minor children in their custody. they would be responsible for the medical bills if she had an abortion as well. that is part of being a custodial parent, your kid's medical bills are your medical bills. they aren't responsible for the expenses of the actual grandchild, who is not in their custody and is not their responsibility.

Hell no!

I also read that story.

They don't owe it to her to care for the future baby.

Ship her off to a special school if they must. There has to be some kind of help available.

If my daughter becomes a teenaged mother, she is on her own. She wan't to be an adult and have s e x then she can take care of her responsibilities. She would be lucky to even continue to live under my roof. When you want to act like an adult you will get treated as such.