I’m 18 ad my girlfriend is 16 and pregnant in PA.
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I’m 18 ad my girlfriend is 16 and pregnant in PA.
I’m 18, turning 19, July 2nd 2016. My girlfriend is 16, turning 17 on June 5
2016. Her parents don’t like me to much, and although they don’t know she’s
pregnant, her Mother said if she were to get pregnant she’d be forced to get an
abortion. –Side note– Her parents on the 14th of February confronted us and
said they know we have sex, to use protection and that they don’t want to know
about it.– My two questions are, 1 from a legal stand point, how much trouble
can I get in for this? And 2 Can her parents actually force her to get an
abortion? we are both against it.
Asked on February 26, 2016 under Criminal Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
1) If she was 16 when you had sex, you are in luck; in your state, 16 is the age of consent, so you did nothing legally wrong. (if you were 18 and she was 15 however, then you committed a crime).
2) No, her parents may not force her to have an abortion. Of course, unless you can support yourself, her, and a child, since they could look to cut off support to her, you and she may be in a precarious position if you two insist on having the child.
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