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Stanek weekend question II: Should photo of teen mom holding son be banned from yearbook?

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From NYDailyNews.com, May 3:

A North Carolina high school banned a student mom from holding her baby son in her yearbook photo over fears it would promote teen pregnancy.

Teachers at Wheatmore High School said a picture of Caitlin Tiller, 17, holding 1-year-old son Leland would sent the wrong message to other pupils.

And so they refused to print the picture in the yearbook.

MTV “16 & Pregnant” couple stands for life at youth pro-life conference

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I was fortunate enough to be in the second row, center stage, when this great young couple spoke at the Students for Life of America conference on January 26.

Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra were made famous on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” in 2009 when they decided to place their daughter Carly for adoption. MTV continued to track the couple in its “Teen Mom” series through 2012.

Since then the two have become strong advocates for adoption, speaking around the country at high school and college campuses.

And lately, Catelynn and Tyler have become more outspoken advocates for the sanctity of preborn human life as well, much to the chagrin of abortion pushers.

I don’t think video is available yet of their speech at SFLA’s conference, but I tweeted a couple of their statements during their speech…

Pregnancy pacts on Facebook

Click to enlarge… Finally, I’m admittedly not a big fan of abortion (at least not as a tool of simple reproductive convenience – at least I’m glad my mother decided not to abort me), so I am trying to find ways to make this picture OK in my mind. But let’s be clear: THIS PICTURE […]

  

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