The Problem of Teen Pregnancies

In schools today, teenagers deal with much more peer pressure than teenagers did twenty years ago. One of those peer pressures is being sexually active. Being sexually active then puts teenage women at the risk of becoming pregnant. Teenage pregnancies have constantly been a problem in the United States. Not only does teen pregnancies affect the mother and the child, they also affect the American society as a whole. Nonetheless, the high rates of teen pregnancies can be decreased. The use of contraceptives such as birth control and/or condoms are both solutions to help reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. Having the parents sit down and talk about sex education can help lower rates as well. However, there is one solution that completely solves every case of teenage pregnancy and that is abstinence. Teenage pregnancy is a problem in the United States that can be decreased by using contraceptives, emphasizing sex education in the home and being taught to stay abstinent.

The Problem Teen pregnancies have constantly been a problem in the United States. Studies have shown that the United States continues to have one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy among developed nations (“Teenage Pregnancy Is a Significant”). The media plays a major role in influencing teenage pregnancy by creating a movies and television shows that represent teenage pregnancies as positive circumstances. Movies like Juno and Knocked Up both end in happily ever after's while that is not the case in reality. Juno, the teenage mom, has supportive parents and a sensitive boyfriend. In Knocked Up, the father, who is once a complete slob, changes his ways for a woman he got pregnant on a one night stand. Women these days are not always lucky enough to have families or men like the ones in Juno and Knocked Up. Television shows like “16 and Pregnant” and “The Pregnancy Pact” also give the impression that teen pregnancy is normal and should not be frowned upon. Teen pregnancy has been