i dont think its okay no, does it happen yes, did i know someone who was yes, did i think badly of them no, but i did feel sorry that her life was practically over

No it's not ok. at 13 you are just a kid your self and you need to live a bit and learn stuff about life.

No I certainly do not think it is okay. At 13 you are still a child and should not be having sex never mind getting pregnant .I do hope that the child has good family support.

Uh...No. Because it's common sense. There is no other reason. They are 13....

No. You're not ready, emotionally or mentally, IMO. At least not in the country in which I live. USA

It is not OK. It's very doubtful that a 13 yr. old would be capable of supporting a child financially and emotionally on her own. The child would probably be raised by the grandparents or other adults. You have to think about what's best for the baby...and this is not it.

That depends, where does the 13 year old work?

A 13 year old dog? Sure, she can have a healthy litter. A 13 year old girl? No. why would she? First her body may not be ready for it, pregnancy causes all sorts of stresses on her body. Secondly, I find it hard to believe that a 13 year old western girl is ready to mentally take care of a baby. Have her baby sit or give her a doll. What reasoning is she using to make her have a child at her age. She has a future a head of her. What will she do as her friends go out on dates and have fun? While she's stuck home taking care of a child she can barely take care of. She can't legally get a good paying job, she can't legally drive, she's not even allowed in many places, how will she care for a child?

I'm also aware of a 13 yr old who got pregnant. She is due any day. Her family's best friend also has a 14yr.old. They never thought it would happen. The kids are not taking the consequences seriously. The baby is expected to be delivered by C section next week and there is chance it will be deformed. The doctors are questioning the family about the possibility of the spinal cord growing outside the body or something.

No, not at all. That girl is still a child, and therefore is not yet ready to have one.

NO. Her mind and her body are not even close enough to being mature enough to be a mother. Two children get hurt in this equation.

No, because it's crazy. A baby having a baby is just nuts. She can not take care of herself, let alone herself and another.

A thirteen year old should't be having sex, let alone getting pregnant.

OMG NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cuz she's not ready

No. 1) Pregnancy could kill her 2) She is most probably not mature enough to have a baby 3) She has no means of supporting it 4) SHE'S FUCKING THIRTEEN!

In no way is it okay, or even right. A 13 year old can't be as good of a mother as a grown up. Chances are the grandmother is going to have to be the active parent and that's not fair. a 13 year old still has temper tantrums and has to ask their mom and dad if its okay to stay the night at "Becky's" house.

yes... because i hav gotten 4 of them preggo

It is too young at 13! but ive known 16 year olds get pregnant and they grow up very fast then start acting like a kid when their children grow up! Not all young mother can manage but with help from their parents some can still be good mothers. They shouldnt give up school though even if they do have a child.

No, I had my son at the age of 17...that was hard....I was home schooled for my whole junior year and returned to school half way into my senior yr....I wouldn't change a thing cause I love my son with all my heart and I think I grow up faster and made better decisions for I knew I was going to be a single mother and want the best for us...I finished high school and went on to college..but growing up that young was not easy.....my friends were go along with the crowd there way I was going along with them....just imagine....a 13 year old having to live up to that reasonability.....that is all four years of high school...do you think a 13 yr old is mature enough to take the step willing and not go along with the crowd to all those parties....and make sure she finishes school and goes to college?....I don't think so not at that age if she finish high school she will most likely be to tried to go on to college...I have a family member that got raped at the age of 12 and put the baby up for adoption....I think any child that is not ready should do the same...there are a lot of people that are ready but just unable to have children and can provide for the child in all ways.

No that's way too young! Like crazy!

Of course its not ok! 13 years old is way too young for having a baby

jesus christ, it is so not ok to have a kid when youre 13. someone didn't watch their little girl good enough at the skating rink! if the kid can't survive a year in society with no help from others, how do you expect to possibly have a kid at that age and have another life to worry about for at LEAST 18 more years. sure young parents are cool because they are closer to the kids age when they get older and tend to be closer to their children, but i would cut that off at 18-20...even 16 is still young. you need to be out of high school before you start thinking about major decisions like having a child. what's wrong with the youth of today, why does everyone think that they don't need to use a condom, what because obama is in office now its ok? no, i don't think so. half of them don't even pull out. "hope my sperm gets lost in this TUNNEL of liquid to an egg that's begging to be seeded." think that sounds retarded. me too. msteright

A baby baby sit a baby......

A child needs to be a child,playing with dolls,skipping and just having fun

Not okay - it's actually very sad. They would need a great deal of help from their family and their parents or relatives would probably have to do most of the child raising for the first few years so she can continue on at school. The big trouble we have here is girls nowadays are often biologically mature at 12 to 14 but our society also keeps young people in an extended adolescence until they are well into their twenties. Sex is pushed at us from all sides and young people are very impressionable. There is so much pressure on kids to be popular and some girls and boys equate having sex with being popular. They are too young emotionally to cope with having sex so young but their bodies are developed and they have strong urges. It is a recipe for disaster.

Her body, her choice.

Nope. It's way too young and they are barely a child themselves.

As far as I'm concerned, you are still very much a child when you are 13 and it is most certainly not okay to be pregnant. Having a baby is perhaps one of the greatest responsibilities there are, because you become responsible for another human being which is totally incapable of supporting itself. 13 year old children are hardly emotionally, physically, or likely financially secure enough to adequately care for a baby. Kids grow up fast enough as it is, I don't see why such young kids these days are so desperate to have sex/children, get married (or not) and such. Whatever happened to making the most of your childhood?

I don't think it is ok for a 13 yr old to be pregnant. I have a 13 yr old and kids at that age still have to be told to be sure and get their homework done or to clean their room, take a shower......If they are having a hard time with these "little" tasks, I don't think they should be thinking about taking on the task of raising a baby. Can't forget......to tend to this little babies life. +5

Not in Western countries...not in ANY countries, really. A thirteen-year-old's body can be pregnant and can carry a child to term but it is VERY hard on it. . There is no way for a thirteen-year-old to make money to care for a child. . Virtually no thirteen-year-olds are mature enough to take care of such a child in any case. . If the question is JUST about pregnancy then, no, that isn't good either. Every abortion a female has is a risk to her health and a chance to become sterile. . Other than that I don't see a problem with it.

yes and no. a while ago you were expected to be married and have children already by the age of 13. but in the society we live in today, people are trying to make perfect human beings and send them to expensive school and stuff their heads with information so they can get a good job and be a tool for the rest of their lives.... idk where i'm going with this. i say if it was perfectly healthy and ok back then, then i would say why not now.

They are to young to have to go though that They are not responsibile enough for that. I know I have a 13 year old.

No, because I think they're too young and too immature to handle such a responsability.

I don't think it's ok for children to be having children. At 13, you still have alot of growing up to do. You're just starting out in the world: making friends, going to school, discovering yourself, etc. None of that can happen with a baby in the picture. It forces you to mature much sooner than you need to.

I'm not sure kids that age can safely cross the street.

Kids should not be having kids. Realistically there bodies and minds are not mature physically or mentally. at 13yrs old your body is developing , including changes ,puberty etc which goes on for numerous more yrs. even at the age of 18yrs old alot of woman are still growing.. being pregnant as a child (which 13 is) is very very hard on the body and can cause physical problems to the mother and the baby.

Adolescent mothers are at an increased risk for anemia, prolonged labor and difficult labor(4). Their babies are at a higher risk for prematurity, low birth weight, neurological difficulties, respiratory difficulties and infant death(4). Teenage mothers in today’s society are also more likely to have dropped out of high school and suffer disruptions in their occupational careers. They are more likely to stay in a low-income job therefore increasing their chances of being on welfare

no because having sex and becoming pregnant at the age of 13 and till going to school without adegree you are not getting no where because if dont have money how you going to support your child and there no getting on section8 for a house now you homeless so now how you going get a home or buy your child anything so think about it before having sex

No, because I said so, now go play.