"Schoolgirl gives birth to two twins" - how does this reflect on our society and does our welfare system contribute to the problem?

http://news.aol.co.uk/schoolgirl-gives-birth-to-twins/article/20090220151949610009211

Another story of irresponsible teenagers appeared on the net today when a 15 year old schoolgirl became pregnant at aged 14 by her 15 year old boyfriend class mate. The obvious bad points regarding this are clear for all to see. However, what surprised me was the quote by the mother -
Samantha's mother Janet Gilbert added: "Daniel (the father) stayed here at our house with Sammii the odd night and, of course, it happened. You can't stop young couples when they're courting - if they weren't here they would just go somewhere else."
How bad is that? How many of you would let your 14 year old daughter have her boyfriend round to stay the night and leave them to it? I feel this is basically giving the child the all clear to do what she wants. If the parents had perhaps instilled better morals in their daughter maybe she wouldn't have gotten into this mess in the first place. I think the parents are the key people to blame in all of this, i know they can't watch their kids 24 hours a day but if you instill the right ideas in their heads and talk beforehand about these matters, i'm sure the teenage pregnancy rate (which is one of the highest in Europe) which be a lot lower. Its obvious people won't agree with me on this, but if i was a teenage schoolgirl and i knew my mother would absolutely kill me if i went home pregnant at that age, i'd think twice about hopping into bed with my boyfriend. If i was desperate, i'd ensure some form of contraception was used. I have no sympathy for these people.Its easy to work out that teenaage parents are not thought of very highly in the media or by the general public. I think the reason for them being seen as so bad is due to their age and inexperience and the general link between them and the benefits and dependency culture that exists in the UK. There have been plenty of stories in the media (not just the Sun newspaper) about young schoolgirls becoming pregnant for the benefits or a flat, which is for obvious reasons extremely annoying for the average tax payer. I think the high number of teen pregnancies reflects a change in our society, and goes beyond the point of it just being free will and choice. If there was no help, no benefits or places to live for these people and the law was different, i'm sure the amount of teenagers becoming pregnant would be a lot lower. I'm sure that knowing our wonderful system of welfare support will provide for them makes getting pregnant at such a young age all that more enticing. If 15 year old Samantha knew there would be no help for her or her twins and that she would have to find employment and work long hours just to pay for them would she have reconsidered continuing with the pregnancy? 50 or 60 years ago these girls were treated extremely differently, which i'm not saying was right, but it was a reflection of the times, just as the current teen pregnany rate is a reflection of the way our society is heading. With the millions of tax payers pounds that have been plowed into sex education, you'd think that teen girls would realise there is a much more fulfilling life ahead by continuing education, getting a good job and meeting a partner, then considering kids later on in life. Well thats what i'd think anyway.

I wonder what sort of impact having extremely young parents has on a child. Can an immature 15 year old really teach another child how to become a worthwhile and fruitfull member of society, or are they just adding to the next generation of ASBO kids? I'm sure time will tell. Theres also the impact that having kids young has on the parents. What percentage of teen parents actually continue their education and get a good job? How many teen parents if asked did they make the right choice and were completely honest with themselves would answer they would have been better off waiting till later on in life to have kids? Finally, does our universal welfare system add to the problem, and is this why our teen pregnancy rate is higher than other countries who do not have a welfare system like ours?

I'm entitled to my opinion, as is everybody, but i think all of the above mentioned questions are worth asking. Being a man i'm sure there are a lot of experiences teen mothers go through that i can't relate to, but as i've worked all of my life, and payed a lot of tax that funds these kind of things, it definitely gives me the right to have my say on these matters.