Maybe read the article? Your right, part of this is the parent’s fault - she was 13 and her parents hadn’t told her where babies come from because they wanted her to “be a kid.” Yeah that’s shitty parenting, it’s not clear if the kid even knew what was happening or what happened to her, and certainly wouldn’t be comfortable talking to Mom about it. Mom says a stranger raped her, but that might be bullshit since child rapists are often friends/family and either child or mom may be covering for them. But that’s speculation.

All of that aside, the problem here is absolutely the Republican abortion ban. When they confirmed pregnancy around 15 weeks, mom asked about an abortion but was told it couldn’t be done in the state and they didn’t have options of traveling. As for the rape exception:

Mississippi’s abortion ban contains narrow exceptions, including for rape victims and to save the life of the mother. As Ashley’s case shows, these exceptions are largely theoretical. Even if a victim files a police report, there appears to be no clear process for granting an exception. (The state Attorney General’s office did not return TIME’s repeated requests to clarify the process for granting exceptions; the Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure and the Mississippi State Medical Association did not reply to TIME’s requests for explanation.) And, of course, there are no abortion providers left in the state. In January, the New York Times reported that since Mississippi’s abortion law went into effect, only two exceptions had been made. Even if the process for obtaining one were clear, it wouldn’t have helped Ashley. Regina didn’t know that Mississippi’s abortion ban had an exception for rape.