「아기 가방을 깜빡했니? 아기가 하루 종일 뭘 먹겠니?」 그 어머니의 질문은 현재 남아프리카 전역에서 퍼지고 있는 영상에 담겼다.
십대 소년은 변명하지 않는다. 그는 거의 애원하다시피 그날만 갓난아기를 돌봐 달라고 어머니에게 부탁한다. 아기가 수업 중에 울면 반 전체 수업을 방해하게 될 거라고 말한다. 하지만 어머니는 뜻을 굽히지 않는다. 십대 소년은 결국 아기를 품에 안고 학교로 향하면서 소리 없이 눈물을 흘린다.
이 영상은 남아프리카공화국이 수년째 씨름해 온 논의에 불을 지폈다. 2024년과 2025년 사이에 10세에서 19세 사이의 소녀들이 117,195명의 아기를 낳았으며, 일부는 고작 11세였다. 법은 이들에게 학업을 계속할 권리를 보장한다. 현실이 늘 그런 것은 아니다.
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