*from a digital creator named Andy Master – about whom I can find almost nothing – in part because I don’t do Insta, which he’s on (my bad); he has a FB page, but few followers or info therein and he puts “Andy Master” in quotes, so, a pseudonym for ??? BUT – all that aside, he has a point, a good point, which I why I am sharing this with you. And, what a joy to find another new angle, an ethical argument, for why abortion care is necessary. From, one assumes, a man?
If society agrees that a 14-year-old boy is too young to be financially responsible for a child, then it must also accept that a 14-year-old girl is too young—physically, emotionally, mentally, and developmentally—to be forced into pregnancy and childbirth. You can’t argue maturity and responsibility on one side and suddenly ignore them on the other when it becomes inconvenient or ideological.
Pregnancy isn’t just “having a baby.” It’s a major medical event. It permanently alters the body, carries real risks, and demands emotional resilience most adults struggle with—let alone a child who hasn’t even finished growing herself. Expecting a minor to endure that while simultaneously acknowledging that another minor can’t be held accountable for the outcome is not morality; it’s hypocrisy.
What’s really being revealed is how responsibility gets selectively assigned. Boys are protected because they’re “just kids,” while girls are expected to absorb the physical consequences, social judgment, lifelong responsibility, and trauma—often in silence. That isn’t about valuing life. It’s about controlling outcomes while avoiding accountability for systems that fail children.
Keeping the energy consistent means this:
Either both are children, or the argument falls apart.
Either neither is ready, or the logic is dishonest.
You don’t get to call one a child when it comes to consequences and call the other an adult when it comes to suffering. Consistency isn’t radical—it’s ethical.