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FYI - new legislation has been drafted by Taiwan's Ministry of Education to assist pregnant teenage girls, according to an article in the Taipei Times, (May 10, 2007). Titled "High School Student Performance Evaluation Methods" the new draft bill contains provisions exempting pregnant teens from performance evaluation penalties and giving them ample time off to give birth and raise a baby. If passed by the legislature, the bill would exempt maternity leave from being recorded as an illegitimate absence. Grades for courses cut short because of pregnancy would be withheld rather than reflect a failing performance. I hope that similar legislation is passed in other countries/states to assist young women in keeping and caring for their babies and their own physical/mental/emotional well being. According to the Ministry of Education, Taiwan has the highest teen pregnancy rate in Asia.
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