Pre-teen pregnancies are rising in the Philippines – critics blame the Catholic Churchwww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-link Lee Duna ( @throws_lemy@lemmy.nz ) Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish • 3 months ago message-square6fedilinkarrow-up188
arrow-up188external-linkPre-teen pregnancies are rising in the Philippines – critics blame the Catholic Churchwww.telegraph.co.uk Lee Duna ( @throws_lemy@lemmy.nz ) Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish • 3 months ago message-square6fedilink
minus-square PaddleMaster ( @PaddleMaster@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink15•3 months agoI cannot believe an article like this would use the language “girls falling pregnant”. Nobody falls pregnant.
minus-square awwwyissss ( @awwwyissss@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink4•3 months agoAnd usually the Telegraph is such a pinnacle of good journalism 🤔
minus-square Unquote0270 ( @Unquote0270@programming.dev ) linkfedilink2•3 months agoThey would never victim blame…
minus-square sadreality ( @sadreality@kbin.social ) linkfedilink4•3 months agoThe real question is who is having sex the girls… Boys or adult men… This fact is glossed over so I am assuming adult men, which is characteristic for insular religious communities. So we need some rope and get the wood chipper going.
minus-square PaddleMaster ( @PaddleMaster@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•3 months agoProbably both. From my limited understanding the country is so poor, sex tourism of girls (and probably boys) has become normalized.
minus-square Mycatiskai ( @Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink3•3 months ago“Girls raped pregnant” “Girls lacking sexual education becomes pregnant”
I cannot believe an article like this would use the language “girls falling pregnant”. Nobody falls pregnant.
And usually the Telegraph is such a pinnacle of good journalism 🤔
They would never victim blame…
The real question is who is having sex the girls… Boys or adult men…
This fact is glossed over so I am assuming adult men, which is characteristic for insular religious communities.
So we need some rope and get the wood chipper going.
Probably both. From my limited understanding the country is so poor, sex tourism of girls (and probably boys) has become normalized.
“Girls raped pregnant”
“Girls lacking sexual education becomes pregnant”