(americaspromise) Three-quarters of a million teens between fifteen and nineteen become pregnant each year. (womenissues) Most experts identify three main causes of teen pregnancy and three particularly negative effects. The main causes include lack of education‚ peer pressure‚ and sexual abuse. The main negative effects are financial instability‚ medical complications‚ and life outcomes. Before we discuss the causes and effects of teenage pregnancy lets define what exactly teen pregnancy is. “Teenage
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parenthood. If they chose to accept the responsibility of their actions and not opt for either abortion or adoption‚ they have to grow up quickly in order to face many harsh realities--these can include early marriage‚ health risks‚ interrupted education‚ lack of employment skills‚ and‚ usually‚ inevitable poverty. Teenage parents are very likely to become dependent on either their families for financial help or the welfare system‚ and to remain dependent for many years. The emotional devastation
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relegates to secondary status the most important lesson to be taught: abstinence. An analysis of the entire condom distribution logic also provides a glimpse into just what is wrong with public education today. First things first. Advocates of condom distribution say that kids are going to have sex‚ that try as we might we can’t stop them. Therefore they need protection. Hence‚ condoms. Well‚ hold on a minute. Just whose notion is it that “kids are going to do it anyway‚ you can’t stop them”
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spread of HIV among youth aged between 13 to 24. Sex education is one of the main methods implemented by the Centre Disease Control and Prevention‚ a government department. In this essay‚ two different approaches of sex education will be discussed‚ which are abstinence-only education and comprehensive sex education. Next‚ the differences between abstinences-only education and comprehensive sex education will be identified. Abstinences-only education can be defined as educating the society that sexual
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The Necessity of Sex Education in Modern Times In today’s era of social media‚ both sexual assault and sexual harassment have become an issue among teenagers. Both sexual assault and harassment in high school have been an issue for some time‚ but recently‚ frequent cases prove that current measures of sex education need to be reconsidered and renovated. A blog in New York Times states that “52 percent of girls said they had been harassed in person‚ and 36 percent online” while the
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Sex Education in Schools Natonya Wachs General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that Sexual Education needs to remain a parent’s duty. Central Idea: If sexual education is to be taught in schools I believe I is necessary to place restrictions on the issue. I. Attention Getting Material A. Once upon a time your body was bare and now it’s not. Your body is growing and you will get hairy. Your no-no place will feel a bit strange and you will overcome many
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and psychological conflicts‚ and out-of-wedlock childbearing. As a result‚ sex education should be taught at an early age as a preventative measure. Teaching abstinence and sex education at an early age is not only very popular; it also makes sense. Social science data shows that teens who abstain from sex do substantially better on a wide range of outcomes (Rector and Johnson‚ 2005). For example‚ teens who abstain from sex are less likely to be depressed and to attempt suicide; to experience sexually
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status‚ education and family background. Another influence is the sexual education children are receiving or not receiving at school and at home. While the problem of teenage pregnancy is acknowledged‚ solutions are coming slowly. Some parents feel that pregnancy is a result of the lack of sex education courses taught in schools‚ while others feel that these courses end up encouraging teenagers to become sexually active. Studies have been done to find out just how important sex education
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past‚ Congress has funded abstinence-only programs over abstinence-plus education. The $102 million (0) currently being spent on abstinence-only programs seems to be intended to serve social and political goals‚ instead of producing positive health results for youth. The government appears to be concerned with how others portray our citizens‚ as immoral beings‚ when sex is an inevitable occurrence. Abstinence-plus education emphasizes the benefits of abstinence while also teaching about contraception
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Carnal knowledge: The sex and debate By Molly Masland Soaring rates of sexually transmitted diseases among teens are adding urgency to the debate over sex education. Conservatives claim the alarming statistics illustrate why abstinence should be the single mantra when it comes to sex ed. Liberals counter that the increase in disease is the strongest case for more detailed information. Caught in the middle are America’s kids‚ who are more vulnerable than ever to potentially deadly diseases. In
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