Liberty would have had the abortion, Manny the adoption

Honestly, I don't see a girl like Liberty having sex with a boy at 15 much less not taking it very seriously and getting every necessary precaution.

But, if they really felt the need to do two teen pregnancy storylines, it made a lot more sense for Manny to go through a pregnancy and eventually give the baby up for adoption. She had low self-esteem and was obsessed with finding someone that loved her. She was also impulsive for a longtime and never thought of long term consequences. She would have felt that a baby would love her unconditionally and make Craig stay with her before realizing towards the end of her pregnancy that she and Craig were unfit to be parents. A noticeable period of pregnancy would have also strengthened the whole "school slut" reputation that never seemed reasonable. Manny wouldn't have been the only girl in school that dressed revealing and most highschool students don't care that much about cheating between students out of their friend group. Everyone would have remembered the girl that got pregnant in the 9th grade. I know Ashley called them out but there was never any visual proof to validate it.

On the other hand, Liberty had a tendacy to be emotionally distant, analytical, and very goal-oriented. Sure she would still feel some desire to keep her unborn child/the fetus but she seems like someone that wouldn't hesitate to realize the long-term consequences and make the decision to terminate. It's more in line for her character to get an abortion and brazenly tell JT after she did it resulting in a fall out of their relationship. You can still do episodes of the fall out from JT's point of view and it brings up an interesting debate of pro-choice vs. father's rights.

Posted Mar 1, 2019, 12:29 AM UTC

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the1slyyy•

Good points you raised. Especially about Liberty taking every precaution before sex.

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discos_panic•

I actually always kind of thought the “a baby would give me unconditional love” thing could have been an angle they could have explored with Lola’s too. Tho I did like both abortion storylines

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MrsGohanSon•

I really liked Lola's abortion storyline, plus she seems like someone to me who wouldn't want kids right away...not sure why

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discos_panic•

I liked it too, but I think the show also could have easily explored it from a different angle with her abandonment issues as well. Her decision made sense, but I also could have seen the show going in the direction of her wanting to prove she could be a better mother than her own. Idk tho, just a thought

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delenahs•

Agreed! Liberty being so pro life seemed OOC to me.

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poshmaraschino•

And Emma, too. Isn't she a radical? I mean, come on.

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Marcadesas•

Emma is not a radical. Or else she would have hated men and became a lesbian and she didn't do that.

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poshmaraschino•

Lesbians don't hate men. They just don't want to have sex with them. And not all radicals are gay. Go back to 1952, you ignorant ass.

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Marcadesas•

LOL I'm the furthest thing from wanting to go back to 1952 but whatever

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jdubbies•

idk i feel like liberty has values and has always stuck to them. she was young and in love and let JT use the big condoms lol. no matter how nerdy, she’s still inexperienced when it comes to actual sex. you can read about it all you want but it’s totally different in the moment. it’s different for every woman though and you can’t really say their decision is always based on their personality. plus when i was that young i was like a different person every week. shit changes, people change. i think the manny abortion story was realistic. she came from an unsupportive family. liberty didn’t. craig and manny also weren’t even dating while liberty and JT were. liberty had different values and i could see her being the type of person to be like i’m pro choice for everyone but i personally couldn’t do that myself. idk. you do raise good points but at the same time i think the stories made sense🤷🏻‍♀️

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poshmaraschino•

I could have seen a girl like Alex getting knocked or maybe Hazel. It would have made their characters infinantly more interesting, especially if it happened to Hazel right before Jimmy got shot. I liked Manny's storyline. Liberty's was just done for ratings.

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Skidamastink•

I agree I was surprised Manny was so eager to abort when she was so desperate for Craig's attention it seemed like she would have done anything to keep it

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