A jury found her guilty of criminally negligent homicide, an even lesser charge, and sentenced her to one to four years in prison. The grotesque and unbelievable nature of these acts attests to the desperation these girls are experiencing. It is them against the world. But something can be done and must be done to help these young women. To reach these at-risk teens, adults parents, teachers, counselors must actively encourage the discussion of issues such as teen pregnancy and sexuality, and they must be willing to confront young women who they suspect are pregnant.
Psychologists advocate open communication about sexuality between parents and their children.
We can no longer tolerate a world without compassion for young mothers and their children. With centuries of degradation, we have so little of true womanhood, that the world has but the faintest glimmering of what a woman is or should be.