Dealing with child marriage, mentioned earlier in blog HERE, is not simple or straightforward when it comes down to the practice. We can all agree that we want to prevent it, but when it has already happened, it can be complicated to know what the best course of action is. This also goes for teenage motherhood, whether this is caused by child marriage, rape, or other causes. It is simple to say that it should not happen and that teenagers are better off not being mothers. That is all quite true. But when you come to the practice of a pregnant teenager, or a teenager with a baby it is not so simple.
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Investing in Services and People
The call is often heard that more money needs to be spent on social protection, child protection and universal services like education and healthcare. Very often this is true when compared to spending on defence or tax breaks (or loopholes) for big corporations, the spending on these areas lags behind significantly, which leads both to human suffering and bigger expenses to the public purse down the line. However, in a way it is also misleading.
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