How early is too early to get pregnant?

Teenage pregnancy is such a controversial subject in today's society. Some people frown upon it as if there was nothing worse that could happen to a young girl. Others find that it should be glorified through tv shows like Teen Mom. Personally, I think the entire buisness should  be left to the parents and family of those teens, rather than the entire world. Of course, in certain situations of child abuse, the more people that know, the easier it is to stop. When a girl, especially at a young age, is faced with the discovery that she is pregnant, she's got enough problems on her hands than to worry about what people are saying about them. Suddenly, she has to make probably the biggest decision of her life...does she keep the baby, put it up for adoption, or have an abortion.
People say that having a baby is life altering, but I believe that just making the decision alone is life altering. I could not stand to know that I could have had a child, someone with my own DNA, but I got it aborted instead. As a teenager, I actually know one man, a good friend of mine, who got a girl pregnant when he was only 16 and she was 15. They decided together to have an abortion, as neither of them were in the position to raise a kid. To this day, that guy lives in total regret of his decision and not one day goes by that he doesn't think about how he could have a child in his arms at that moment.
On the other hand, I also am very good friends with a girl who got pregnant at 16 and decided to keep the baby at all costs. She is currently living in an apartment with her boyfriend (also the father of the baby) and receiving funding from the government to help pay day to day bills. Her little baby, also my nephew, is celebrating his one year birthday TODAY!
There is, and always will be two sides to an argument. Throughout my blog, you'll see that both sides will be argued and I will leave it up to you to decide your opinion on this touchy subject.

Til next time!
Love, Crystal Barron :)