Was “supposed” to be. Obviously parents didn’t care. Likely kicked the girl out, and now that there’s a shot of them getting something out of this case, they are all hands on deck.
Poor girl. Gross boyfriend and mom. Terrible parents (girl).
Is it really that gross? Two people in a relationship are financially dependent on the BF’s single mom. Both are having consensual sex. They have an accident (understandable) and are partially liable (also understandable), and they offer to drive her an entire state away and pay for the abortion because Idaho is a shithole state. Or she can carry to term and be financially dependent on her own family.
If she gives birth and they had decided to keep it, that’s two young adults with a highschool education at best, financially dependent on a single mom in Idaho, now with a third mouth to feed, all on one income. Neither will be able to go to college or save money. The mom will expend everything she’s saved to care for three people, and they will be trapped in a loop of poverty.
However, she accepts the abortion and they drive her all the way to Oregon to get help. Then, they get charged in Idaho for the aforementioned reason (shithole state).
It’s a recurring theme in Idaho, read Educated if you want a depressing but gripping read on the issues of poverty and education and a lack of social safety nets that Idaho has.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educated_(book)
During the pandemic, Idaho’s lack of care overtaxed their healthcare system so badly that they had to ship their sick to other states for treatment. This deferred critical medical care for residents of those other states because so many Idaho residents in their hospitals were at risk of dying.
Look, I’m 100% supportive of the abortion in this case. I think it’s the right call. I just don’t think anyone should be pressured to make that decision - especially when your entire support structure is at stake.
I’ll take a look at that book, looks like an interesting read.
Can’t really say without knowing more, but as horrible as this is, I wonder if this outcome is better than the alternatives. The child would probably have had a deadbeat dad. It doesn’t sound like she would have been able to rely on much support from her parents. Plus, if not for the pregnancy, the girl might have ended up marrying that asshole, and been saddled with in-laws who have no respect for her.
It’s still a tragic situation, but at least now she’s wiser, and hopefully has a better chance at a decent life.
Oh. It’s definitely the better outcome. I’m glad they got the abortion. The boyfriend and mother are gross for pressuring her, using the “he’ll get in trouble” excuse. So, the mom was “okay” with what she assumed was statutory rape (per law, it wasn’t). And boyfriend was okay with taking lewd photos of 15y.o. girlfriend. Where was his mom and her parents during all of this? This is an entirely dangerous situation. I’m shocked that they didn’t get pregnant sooner.
