My teenage client is likely pregnant and we are in a red state with a 6 week abortion ban.

I’m a social worker and my client is a 17 year old high school student who is likely pregnant. I was told by mom today. And this was likely caused by a 21 year old man who was her “boyfriend” that she ran away with. She lied to her family and me about his age unfortunately. It’s a whole situation.

I was so tempted to just ask mom on the phone “you’re going to be helping her terminate, right?”

She comes from a hard upbringing and still currently is in poverty. It breaks my heart this cycle may just continue if she is.

A teenager shouldn’t be having babies and this shit awful state supports it.