The problem is not abstinence only education, but that this young girl did not follow the tenants of that education.
With that said, nobody that supports abstinence education believes that simply by teaching abstinence only, kids will abstain. Teenagers are going to have sex, that is a fact. They will be more likely to have sex though if you teach them that there are alternative ways to avoid getting pregnant and make those ways readily available. Pregnancy is not the only consequence to sex at a young age before wedlock. There are emotional and other physical consequences to a pre-marital sexually active lifestyle that can be long term, especially when you decided to get married and have had many sexual partners.
In this specific case, this young 17 year old girl made poor decisions and got pregnant. That happens regardless of what the parents teach or believe in. The real story is what everyone involved does in response. Barack Obama said that if this happened to his daughter, he would not want her to be "punished" with a baby obviously meaning he would encourage her to abort the baby thus killing an innocent and voiceless human life.
Sarah and Bristol Palin have demonstrated accountability and integrity in how they are dealing with this. Sarah Palin did not try to hide it. She did not wait until the Enquirer found out and posted headlines. She told John McCain before hand. She responded by saying she would love and support her daughter and this unborn child. Bristol has taken responsibility. She has the legal option to get out of this situation by aborting the baby. The Left, especially Barack Obama, would encourage and fight for her right to do this but she is opting to keep this baby. She is also going to marry the father in order to provide this child with the best possible chance to have a normal lifestyle. She and the father are going to have to grow up fast and it will be hard. Their marriage may not last but they are going to give it a chance. They have just as much of a chance to have a long, loving marriage as anyone else if they are willing to work at it.
If anything, this story is a testament to the love and family values of the Right and a testament of the hypocrisy of the Left and the hatred that is in their hearts. Their instinct is to attack this family and say some of the most repulsive and nasty things about them. Family values and pro-life do not mean Conservatives and Christians are, or think they are perfect. Everyone is a sinner and falls short of the glory of God. Supporting family values and being pro-life is demonstrated in how Conservatives react to the consequences of sin.
We have heard how Barack Obama would deal with the "punishment" of a baby. Now we get to see how the Palin's deal with it for a second time. We already got a first glimpse of how they dealt with the news of a child diagnosed with Downs Syndrome.
In the game of family values and sanctity of life.
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