I like the idea. It may be what's needed to help our youth. After all, a scholarship to stay safe?

I kinda applaud this but it seems like we pay kids for everything. I am happy that they are putting the money in accounts for college, so its a good thing.

I'm sorry for anyone I might offend, but how effing stupid. Seriously, we now have to pay people to do something that comes naturally to most of the population? How about we start paying kids for remembering to breath, or walk upright? Use a condom, take a pill, stop having unprotected sex - it's not rocket science.

hey, whatever it takes. apparently good parenting and public resources aren't enough.

MY dad has a friend who has 4 daughters, the first got pregnant right before she could finish college,the second right after and the third right before she could go to college, the fourth is around my age and this programm could do wonders for her.

I agree 100% with tlsgirl. This is what happens in a society where parents let their kids run amok. Getting paid to not be a wh*re? Please.

all i can say is i wish i had know about this when i was between those ages!! but without incentives i still waited to have sex, so i think it's really all in the home training and raising of the girls that it all boils down to. i hope that at these meetings they talk about the fact that just because they don't get pregnate does not mean they can have sex!! there are still risky chances they are taking and could end up with an std or aids/hiv!!

Its easy to say that this is a dumb idea, and that youth shouldn't need another reason to protect themselves etc, but keep in mind that the majority (not all!) of teens who get pregnant beofre 18 are generally low income, less educated, etc. and may not know the risks, may not be able to afford protection etc. I can't see anyone I know being ignorant enough to need this program, but I know that there are many people that could benefit from it.

Not sure how much this would work considering all of the financial incentives that ALREADY exist for not getting pregnant. Forget $1 a day, how about the daily expense of having a kid!

I think the best that money can do to keep an at-risk teen from getting pregnant would be to provide birth control!

It only proves that people will do ANYTHING for money. But if you just *can't* take precautions and have safe sex/not have sex at all and the "hormones take over"...it seems a bit mean to take away that money they've saved and given it to other people. The ones that get pregnant will actually need that money the most.

It's a good thing if it keeps the girls from getting pregnant until they're 18...but yeah. Still a sad commentary on this day & time.

Too bad my older sister got pregnant @ 19. I can't join!

My problem with the argument for low education/low income is that a.) Condoms are given out for free in many places, and Planned Parenthood services are billed on the basis of what you can afford, and b.) I get that maybe some of these girls aren't that well educated, but unprotected sex = baby isn't a hard formula to understand. You can't tell me that there isn't enough information just floating around out there to provide the needed "education" that teen pregnancy should be avoided.

I completely agrtee tlsgirl!
People need to accept personal responsibility.

I agree with tlsgirl; it is ridiculous.

Margokhal has it right. Why strip the money from the girl who needs it most? Besides that, it seems a bit silly to limit this option to just girls with knocked up sisters. Girls with brothers and celibate sisters are just as likely to be sexually active.

I also agree with tlsgirl. However, I also disagree with #6's comment that girls who get pregnant (and/or are having sex) before the age of 18 are wh*res. That's an awful and unfair word to use. It comes down to responsibility at the end of the day, not necessarily morals.

I agree with the comments above. Girls who get pregnant before 18 are wh*res. They made a mistake and did something stupid which most people have done at some point. Also, anything to keep kids from getting pregnant is A-okay in my book.

Of course I got pregnant, who didn't give me my money last week.

Seriously? How sad are the state of affairs in this country.

And I disagree with the whole sex before 18= wh*re.

You can be a wh*re at any age (turning 18 doesn't mean jack sh*t about how well you can now have a baby or have sex. 18 is not some magic age where from now on everything is going to work ok peachy keen)

I see both sides of the argument, but I guess I am leaning towards tls girls point of view. You should reward people for making the right decision on their own, not bribing them. This may sound harsh but if a girl or woman wants to go out and get herself knocked up that is her business and she has to deal with the outcome of that situation. I am 25 and still have no kids because my husband and I want to do other things before that (like get a house or better ourselves in our careers and travel) where is my friggin money for doing the right thing? Oh that's right I don't need it because I know the joy of sleeping in and not struggling paycheck to paycheck to take care of a baby we can't afford. That is more than enough for me.

Indeed, Blackwidowchic, being able to sleep at night without money worries is priceless. I also lean towards tlsgirl's point of view. It's a bit sad that the only barrier keeping some girls from getting pregnant is a mere $1 a day. After 18, what then?

I'm surprised to hear someone putting other women down by name calling, especially when it's clear they don't know what the definition of a wh*re is. It's a demeaning word.

I don't think it's a good idea, gives girls a false sense of what life is like. You don't always get money when you do what you're supposed to do. 12-18 is a great age to learn responsibility for oneself.

Tlsgirl I completely agree!

People love to argue that "condoms don't feel as good" and that's probably why they're having unprotected sex not because they can't afford them! I started having sex right before I turned 15. Young? Yes. Call me a wh*re if you want but I just turned 21 and I have never been pregnant. Now that I am not on the pill anymore condoms are an absolute must. It's NOT that hard to use one. Even if you are on the pill condoms are a must if you're not in a monogomous relationship!

People just don't get it. Decisions have consequences. Babies aren't accessories theyre human beings that are VERY expensive.

I like the idea that there is a group out their trying to support the idea of education and personal responsibity for the future.
However, I don't like this underlying idea that if your sister got pregnant you'll get pregnanet too. And what about those girls that did end up preggers. Aren't they in need of money too so maybe they could go to school as well.