I don't think teen parents are bad or "tramps", etc., but being a parent is tough enough when you're older, more experienced and have more $! It may seem all roses now, to you, while the baby is an infant and people are hovering around, telling you how cute she is. JUST WAIT 'til she starts into the various, difficult stages, like teething, potty training, getting off the bottle (or breast) and into the tantrum phases! You won't have so much help then, unless your friends and family are saints!
No, I don't think it's a good idea for ANYONE who's inexperienced to have kids, especially teens! They're almost certainly going to screw up more than older parents AND they'll resent having their youth taken away by the kid! That's when child abuse and neglect CAN become problems. You need help, and with it, yes, you can do a pretty good job of raising a child, but your youth is GONE! You can't have both.
As for sex before age 18? No, it's only rape if it's under age 16, in most states. But if a guy really loves you...he will WAIT!
Look...we ALL (well most of us) want to have sex! That doesn't mean we have to do it! Just like I don't go steal a Ferrari because I really want one! Get it?
Good luck to you and your girl...you are REALLY going to need support!
Addition: I'm SHOCKED at how many people think that teen parenthood is "no big deal"! It's tough enough for adults to raise kids well, let alone those who are kids themselves! I see a LOT of excuse-making and defensiveness going on!
And to the person who said that kids should NOT wait 'til 16 to have sex?! GET A CLUE! Sex is not the be-all and end-all! Sure it's fun and great, but you CAN survive without it! And, if you DO find you MUST have it (which is really sad!), then get hold of at least ONE of the many birth control devices that have been around for almost 100 years! Take the famous Casanova: he had sex with lots of women, but openly advocated the use of condoms, in the 1700's!
NOBODY is thinking about the kids, as far as I can tell...only about themselves and THEIR sex urges and THEIR image! It's a travesty and no wonder that kids in this society are so messed up! Now...many of them have teenagers for parents, with no training, no job, no money, who only care IF PEOPLE LIKE THEM! SHEESH! GROW UP!
My parents didn't have me 'til they were in their 20's, and they STILL screwed things up! At least find out if you're mentally healthy before bringing an innocent life into the world! If you're not, then have an abortion. It's kinder to the child than being raised by self-centered, ignorant idiots!