A shame full news, 13 year-old fathers a child
What's it all about, Alfie? 13 year-old fathers a child
The
case of the 13-year-old who has fathered a baby highlights a worrying
trend of "children having children", the Tory leader has said.
David Cameron was speaking after Alfie Patten's girlfriend Chantelle Steadman, 15, gave birth on Monday.
Latest
figures from UK National Statistics show there were 7,826 conceptions
in under-16s in 2006 - down 1,000 from 10 years earlier.
Sexual health experts said teens should be encouraged to have "ambition".
Children's Secretary Ed Balls said it was an "awful" and "unusual" case.
"I
want those kids to be safe and also the young child as well, and I want
us to do everything we can as a society to make sure we keep teenage
pregnancies coming down," he said.
Mr Cameron said: "It is
really worrying in our country today you've got children having
children - and obviously we all hope that these very, very young
children will grow up and be good parents, but frankly parenthood isn't
something they should be thinking about.
"That's what's gone wrong and we've got to put it right."
The
Children and Young People's minister, Beverley Hughes, said: "The
under-16 conception rate has seen a 12.6 per cent reduction since 1998,
but reducing teenage pregnancy is a complex challenge requiring a
consistent and concerted effort from local areas." She added: "Sixty
per cent of pregnancies to under-16s end in abortions. We know life as
a teenage parent is hard, with outcomes often very poor."
'What will you do financially?' 'What's financially?'
What's it all about, Alfie? 13 year-old fathers a child
The
case of the 13-year-old who has fathered a baby highlights a worrying
trend of "children having children", the Tory leader has said.
David Cameron was speaking after Alfie Patten's girlfriend Chantelle Steadman, 15, gave birth on Monday.
Latest
figures from UK National Statistics show there were 7,826 conceptions
in under-16s in 2006 - down 1,000 from 10 years earlier.
Sexual health experts said teens should be encouraged to have "ambition".
Children's Secretary Ed Balls said it was an "awful" and "unusual" case.
"I
want those kids to be safe and also the young child as well, and I want
us to do everything we can as a society to make sure we keep teenage
pregnancies coming down," he said.
Mr Cameron said: "It is
really worrying in our country today you've got children having
children - and obviously we all hope that these very, very young
children will grow up and be good parents, but frankly parenthood isn't
something they should be thinking about.
"That's what's gone wrong and we've got to put it right."
The
Children and Young People's minister, Beverley Hughes, said: "The
under-16 conception rate has seen a 12.6 per cent reduction since 1998,
but reducing teenage pregnancy is a complex challenge requiring a
consistent and concerted effort from local areas." She added: "Sixty
per cent of pregnancies to under-16s end in abortions. We know life as
a teenage parent is hard, with outcomes often very poor."
'What will you do financially?' 'What's financially?'
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