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MTV to Air 'No Easy Decision' Special on Teen Abortion
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"No Easy Decision," an MTV documentary, follows three teens who chose to have abortions. Credit: Getty
"No Easy Decision," set to air on MTV on Dec. 28, will follow teenagers, including Markai who was featured on "16 and Pregnant," who chose to abort their pregnancies.
Rumors had surfaced that Markai had gotten pregnant a separate time and had an abortion before giving birth to her daughter, Zakaria. Jezebel reports she wrote the following on her Facebook page:
"Its Not A Baby At All Until I Think You 3rd Trimester (I Could Be Mistaken) Its Only A Fetus Which Means Its Only A GROUP OF CELLS TRYING TO FORM INTO SOMEONE. && Its Not Our Right To Judge Wo...men / Girls Who Do Get An Abortion. Thats Like Judging Someone Because There Gay Or Black Or Whatever."
Abortion has been covered a handful of times on "16 & Pregnant." Jezebel reports that Jenelle from the second season wrote this about her decision to keep her baby:
"I chose to keep Jace because it was my responsibility. I was the one who had sex. If I gave him up for adoption, I would have felt selfish because I knew I could have taken care of him. And abortion just sounded so harsh. When my mom found out I was pregnant, she really pushed for me to have an abortion. She tried to explain how hard it was going to be to raise a child. A couple of months later, when it was too late for an abortion, she suggested adoption. Regardless, I stressed to her that neither of those plans were an option for me. (I honestly thought it was going to be a piece of cake taking care of a baby! The reality? It's like having only 24 hours to swim across the world.)"
MTV has involved the pro-choice community with "No Easy Decision" by partnering with Exhale, a non-judgmental counseling service for women who have chosen to have abortions. Jezebel reports the partnership has launched the website 16AndLoved where viewers can share their support for Markai and the other two young women featured in the special.
There have already been posts of encouragement on the site.
"I had an abortion at 17," one visitor writes. "I never questioned the decision but felt over the years that it somehow made me bad. I don't feel that way now. What you are doing is revolutionary. I would never have the courage to tell my own story but it so needs to be done!"
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12-23-2010 @ 2:21PM
Michelle said...Sorry, but if teens abstained from sex we would not need to deal with these issues, including horrible MTV shows that glamorize teen pregnancy. Young people should not be having sex; if they are, they must be bored or have inattentive parents. Teens should be busy with school, homework, sports and other extracurricular activities, hobbies, church and family. And parents, not school, not friends, need to start teaching their kids about sex. If you ignore the issue, your kids are going to be afraid to come to you and they will most certainly will start having sex behind your back. And how about paying attention to where your kids are at all times? Yeah, that might mean checking up on them sometimes. And don't give me that argument that your kids will "resent" you for it. Kids always resent you when you give them "no" for an answer. It is your job to guide them by setting restrictions and making some decisions for them. When they finally get past the teen years, and especially when they have their own kids someday, they will understand and thank you for it. Who's in control anyway? You or your kid????
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12-24-2010 @ 10:20AM
Sandyone said...Another excellent source of non-judgmental help and healing after abortion is Rachel's Vineyard. All faiths (and no faith) are welcome. They're all about the healing.
h ttp://w ww.rachelsvineyard.org/
(take the extra spaces out)
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1-04-2011 @ 6:00PM
misskrenee said...That is absolutely disgusting. I am 16 and although i am not pregnant, the thought of committing infanticide like so many women do everyday makes me sick. Start taking responsibility for you actions people
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1-20-2011 @ 3:37PM
jz said...how is your daughter going to feel when she finds out you killed her brother or sister just so she could have it better financially? Money doesn't mean a thing. It's love, and family and being close and counting on each other. When you die it's looking back at your life and what you gave that matters, not what you had.
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