Concerning Jamie Lynn Spears

So apparently Britney Spears’ 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, has gotten pregnant. I’m sure plenty of people will be bashing her for her irresponsibility, or decrying the immorality of American teenagers, or some other self-righteous nonsense like that. Well, you’re not going to hear any of that from me. The truth is, I admire Jamie Lynn. You see… she’s keeping the baby. Despite her age, despite her boyfriend’s age (he’s 18 or 19 and may be prosecuted for statutory rape), despite the fact that her pregnancy was unplanned and came as a shock to her, and despite living in a death-obsessed culture where pregnancy is viewed as a disease and abortion portrayed as the cure, Jamie Lynn is not going to abort her child. And that, in my book, borders on the heroic.

I suppose that places me at odds with many social conservatives. I would humbly suggest that they have their priorities all wrong. Is premarital sex bad? Yeah. Jamie Lynn admits that: “I definitely don’t think it’s something you should do; it’s better to wait.” But she, like many other teen girls, made a mistake. Now what? To condemn pregnant teenagers, to stand in judgment of them, will serve only to drive them into the bloodstained arms of abortion surgeons. And that is the last thing any social conservative should want.

Listen to Jamie Lynn explain why she’s going to keep her baby (and if you can’t at least feel some respect for her, I’m afraid you’ve gone very far down the path of Pharisaism): “I put myself in this position, an adult position, so I have to act like an adult and take responsibility for what I did.” Wow. Why can’t we all adopt that mindset? Jamie Lynn, you are more of an adult, and more of a lady, than most women twice your age.

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