"Sen. Kathleen Riebe, D-Cottonwood Heights, proposed raising the presumption age to 16. She argued that 15-year-olds can't drive or get a job, so forcing them to carry a pregnancy to term puts them in an even more vulnerable position.
'They're still minors, and they can't drive a car. They can't get a loan. They can't get a hotel room,' Riebe said. 'A person who's pregnant needs to have the ability to advocate for themselves, to drive someplace, to take care of themselves, and to be able to be independent to leave a situation that's unhealthy.'"
~ Bridger Beal-Cvetko
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