Indigo wrote:This isn't a moral grey area. It's wrong. You're involving a child in a world that they don't belong in until they can understand the possible ramifications of the decision to enter that world. A child deserves love, compassion, education, and protection. Instead, she got her choices taken away, her innocence removed by her own mother, and thrust into an adult world when she wasn't ready.
Now, moral indignation aside, I just plain feel it isn't right. One, because a child deserves better. Two, because a child isn't mentally prepared to take on the role, no matter how mature. That's something that comes with time, and experience. And I've met some pretty sharp 12 year olds. My neighbors son can tear apart a Chevy 350, and rebuild it in a day. That doesn't signify a readiness to tackle a car overhaul. My point is, the laws are in place to provide the protections for a minor, for a reason. That parent had no right, biological parent or not.
I agree fully with you there. The moral gray area I mentioned was referring to Eshly's post.
