and reproductive health encompasses the inter-relationships and complexity of factors influencing choices and decisions. In this‚ we explore the meaning of a rights-based approach and examine its implementation in the provision of sexuality‚ education and health services. It is a story that may not be too pleasant‚ but one that is repeated all too often: teenage pregnancy. Some 16.5 million Filipinos belong to the 15-24 year old age group. We are forced with a glaring truth that
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of the consequences of sex because they do not have a clear understanding of it. Parents should talk to their teens without scaring them away and schools can provide birth control‚ condoms‚ and abstinence groups to help teens understand the types of protection and cover what some parents do not know how to answer. This will help teens understand how to use condoms and birth control when engaging in sexual activity and the abstinence groups will teach teens to not have sex of any kind before marriage
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that our teens are now having. Teens that have become pregnant have found it difficult to continue with education. Now being the mother‚ instead of the child‚ it is a hard role adjustment. Balancing school‚ homework‚ friends and diapers to most is very disheartening and the young mothers tend to give up‚ and quit school. If there is a good support system to the teen mother‚ continuing education and other life opportunities are put on hold and possibly never found again. There have been teenage
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“Doesn’t every woman deserve the right to have a safe pregnancy and a baby that’s born healthy? I believe this is a very basic human right.” So much has been said for and against the reproductive health bill . Just like I support the RH bill because: 1. I believe Filipina women or their spouses should have the freedom to choose what is best for them and the family. (help couples/parents achieve their desired fertility size in the context of responsible parenthood;) 2. I believe that sustained
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Development Association (PDA)‚ a sex education and AIDS prevention non-profit‚ Cabbages and Condoms is decorated with condoms for a cause‚ and your meal at this quirky‚ condom covered‚ establishment goes towards helping a worthy initiative. PDA - which also happens to be the fitting acronym for Public Display of Affection – uses the proceeds from Cabbages and Condoms to run outreach programs such as "Condom Nights" and "Miss Anti-AIDS Beauty Pageants" in Bangkok’s most popular sex districts‚ providing free
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an option‚ which can cause some guilt for the young teen mother. What might be some ways to reduce this teen pregnancy? Teaching young teens about the consequences that follow after having unprotected sex with somebody else gives the young teens the knowledge of prevention. Having sex education‚ such as a speaker coming into the classrooms and talking about the ways to take care of oneself from pregnancy and STI’s put into schools starting from when teens are in middle school to inform students
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how their lives will change in the event of pregnancy. There are at least 5 television shows featuring teen pregnancies‚ or teen moms including ‘’16 and Pregnant’’ and ‘’Teen Mom’’‚ it’s basically giving teenagers the idea that it id alright to have sex before marriage and become pregnant. In a way‚ these shows condone teen pregnancy. Changing the channel cannot be done without seeing an advertisement from one of the teen shows or an above the influence add. The stars are also on People magazine
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Teens Over the past 30 years‚ condom distribution has not effectively helped against sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or teen pregnancies because condoms are used incorrectly or not at all. The question remains: does it encourage teens to engage in sex by pushing condoms in their hands? We will explore the effectiveness of the program‚ taxpayer views‚ and religious views. The theory generally accepted in justifying the distribution of condoms to teenagers is that this will protect them against pregnancy
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emergency contraceptives‚ abortions‚ sex education‚ STD/STI testings‚ screenings for breast cancer and cervical cancer‚ Pap tests‚ fertility tests‚ and much more. Certain health insurances‚ or lack thereof‚ make it very difficult for low-income families and women to be able to afford reproductive health services on their own. The non-profit organization‚ Planned parenthood‚ has long been the one of the nation’s leading providers of affordable health care and sex education for women‚ men‚ and youth since
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Breastfeeding in young women: psychological influences’. British Journal of Midwifery 16 (3) pp 172–178. Bandura‚ A.‚ (1997) Self-efficacy: The Exercise of Control. Freeman & co. New York Department for Education and Skills (2004) Every Child Matters: Change for Children Department for Education and Skills (2009) Every Child Matter/; Change for Children. The Stationary Office: London Dennis‚ C.‚ Faux‚ S Earle‚ S.‚ Church‚ S. (2004) Sociological perspectives: Reproduction and social class. Practising
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