{"id":178874,"date":"2018-02-09T12:16:06","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T17:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=178874"},"modified":"2018-02-09T22:30:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T03:30:22","slug":"naral-care-right-people-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/naral-care-right-people-parent\/","title":{"rendered":"Does NARAL actually care about the right of all people to parent?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, reality star Kylie Jenner confirmed that she had given birth to a baby girl, ending months upon months of speculation over her pregnancy. Afterwards, Refinery 29 ran an op-ed<\/a> arguing that Jenner’s pregnancy should serve as a model for the rest of the country; just 19 when she became pregnant, even Jenner — a wealthy celebrity — came under immense criticism. Some even said that she should have gotten<\/a> an abortion<\/a>.\u00a0“Young, unwed mothers are not often met with a chorus of congratulations and cheer,” Sesali Bowen noted in the piece. “Instead, they often face shame, stigma, and reprimanding for making such a life-altering decision while muddling whatever timeline people have deemed more appropriate. Even when such criticisms are well-meaning, they miss the point.” Everyone should be able to parent how and when they choose to, even if they are young or poor or in any other less-than-perfect situation. This point is correct, of course — but what was truly shocking was to see NARAL Pro-Choice America take to social media in agreement.<\/p>\n