I see how touched many people become about a single teenage suicide, then shake my head as some many of these same people are willing to fight like animals to protect abortion rights.
I went to school with 2 girls that died because of anti-abortion protesters. One died due to birth complications. She had survived a bad car wreck, but had internal injuries that didn't present themselves until pregnancy. It was abortion or die, and protesters attacked her multiple times, so she gave up. The other was raped, was scared and didn't report it until her parents found out she was pregnant. She didn't want to have the rapist's child, anti abortion protesters kept her away, so she took her own life. 12 gauge with bird shot to the belly.
Now, I am not pro-abortion, but I believe in some cases it can be the best or only solution. I do fully believe that the protesters, and anyone who donated to their organization should be charged with the murder of those two girls, and any others who suffered similar fates. But, if I ever found out that an ex had aborted my child, unless she had a good medical reason, I would probably kill her and gladly serve whatever sentence I has given. It is a touchy subject with more factors than some are willing to consider.
More on topic, although I have no kids of my own, my girlfriend's 14 year old daughter lives with us. I've noticed I can tell her the same thing her parents tell her, but she listens to me for some reason. Suicide is a big topic among teens now, and will all the social networking, they know about suicides before the parents of the victims do. My g/f's daughter started talking about it to her parents and other students, ended up in an institution for a couple months and even started cutting herself. About that time is when I met her mother. I simply asked her why, after all the time she spent becoming Catholic? It's a mortal sin right? She dropped it almost immediately, and got back to her happy-go-lucky self. Maybe I'm just a cool outsider rather than a parental figure? I do drive a 1000hp pro street Nova, and have been a part of all kinds of racing over the years. I have often wondered if peer counseling would work better for most teens than going to an adult? They tried a program when I was in high school, but it turned into a popularity contest.