Teen mum: The child is innocent. I don't see a reason why the baby has to die

But Sarah (not her real name), who was then working as an auxiliary police officer, insisted on keeping the baby. PHOTO: UNSPLASH
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SINGAPORE - When she became pregnant out of wedlock at 19, her boyfriend asked her to go for an abortion. So did her father.

But Sarah (not her real name), who was then working as an auxiliary police officer, insisted on keeping the baby.

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