The First Baby Should Be Your Dad's

In the summer of 1979, Rose took 15-year-old Annamarie to see a doctor. She was visibly nervous and gave quiet answers to the doctor's personal questions. The doctor then told her to lie on an examination table, where he began poking and prodding her stomach. His expression was stern as he engaged in a private conversation with Rose. Annamarie was pregnant. The pregnancy was ectopic, meaning the fertilised egg had implanted outside of the uterus. Ectopic pregnancies can't proceed normally, so Annamarie is taken to hospital for a termination. Despite being underage, none of the hospital staff reported Annamarie's situation to authorities. They viewed her as