「아기 가방을 깜빡한 거니? 아기는 하루 종일 뭘 먹을 건데?」 남아프리카공화국에서 현재 일파만파 퍼지고 있는 영상에 이 엄마의 질문이 담겼습니다.
십 대 소녀는 변명으로 대응하지 않습니다. 그녀는 거의 애원하다시피 엄마에게 그날만 갓난아들을 돌봐 달라고 부탁합니다. 아기가 수업 중에 울면 교실 전체를 방해하게 될 거라고 말합니다. 엄마는 뜻을 굽히지 않습니다. 십 대 소녀는 결국 아기를 품에 안고, 학교로 가는 길에 소리 없이 울면서 떠납니다.
이 영상은 남아프리카공화국이 수년째 씨름해 온 논의를 촉발했습니다. 2024년부터 2025년 사이, 10세에서 19세 사이의 소녀들에게서 117,195명의 아기가 태어났으며, 그중에는 고작 11세인 경우도 있었습니다. 법은 이들에게 학업을 계속할 권리를 보장합니다. 현실은 늘 그렇지 않습니다.
Teenage Pregnancy: A teenage mother was forced by her own mother to take her child to school with her. She tried to negotiate with her mother to look after the baby while she attended classes, but her mother had no time for excuses. She simply wanted the teenage mother and the boy who fathered the child to take full responsibility and figure out how they would care for the baby while continuing with their studies
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