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[–] treesquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I feel like they're both missing the point. Obviously Captain Pedo is totally down with pregnant tweens, but Hofstetter got whooshed by the fact that the father is probably also a 12 year old, and that the possible involvement of rape should have zero bearing on whether or not she should have safe access to abortions. Hell, at 12 they should be mandatory.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

the fact that the father is probably also a 12 year old

Please don't spread misinformation, your "fact" is flat-out wrong.

In fact, the father is probably much older... and very often 20+

[–] DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Neither of you are dropping facts. You're both talking about hypotheticals and not accounting for facts at all.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This data is from the 90s. But here's some facts.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10227344/

Adult fathers, responsible for 26.7% of births to very young adolescents, were a mean of 8.8 years older than the mother. The risk factors for adult compared to adolescent paternity were as follows: father's educational attainment of at least 3 years below that considered adequate for his age [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 8.34], father's (AOR = 2.46) or mother's (AOR = 1.36) educational attainment 1-2 years below that considered adequate for their age, mother's birthplace outside the United States (AOR = 3.12), and father's Hispanic ethnicity (AOR = 1.60) or African-American race (AOR = 1.50).

[–] DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 4 points 2 days ago

Thank you, better than idiots treating "probably" as fact. Smdh