A teenage boy convicted of striking his girlfriend with a baseball bat to end her pregnancy has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service at a pro-life pregnancy center, drawing objections from his lawyer and his family.
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When I first heard of this crime, I wondered where a boy would get such a dose of barbarism. Well, the same article provides a clue.
The teen's father also criticized the decision.
"I think it was a bad call on the judge's part," said the father, whose last name is being withheld to protect his son's identity. "This is an in-your-face (move) by the judge. Why not send him to Planned Parenthood, where he could see all sides of being a parent?"
