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No kidding: 10-year-old girl becomes Mom, Dad a minor too

AGENCIES, Nov 3, 2010, 06.12am IST - TOI NEWS
MADRID: A 10-year-old girl has given birth in southern Spain and authorities are evaluating whether to let her and her family retain custody of the baby, an official said on Tuesday.

The baby was born last week in the city of Jerez de la Frontera, said Micaela Navarro, who is the Andalusia region's minister of social affairs.

Navarro told reporters the father of the baby is also a minor, and both the mother and the baby were in good health. Her department declined to give further details , such as the sex of baby. More..

10-year-old mother causes stir in Spain
Associated Press / November 4, 2010 www.boston.com/news

MADRID — A Romanian Gypsy woman whose 10-year-old daughter just gave birth in Spain said she is delighted and doesn’t understand why the birth has shocked anyone — let alone become an international sensation.

Romanian law allows girls to get married at age 16 with parental consent, or at 18 without it.
The story has gone viral on the Internet and is causing an uproar in Spain.
“Mother at 10 years old’’ blared a headline in Barcelona’s La Vanguardia newspaper, which dedicated two pages to the story. More..