levels and home to educate youth on the important facts about sex such as pregnancies‚ sexually transmitted diseases‚ contraceptives‚ peer pressures of having sex‚ and various other issues. Even though the teen pregnancy rate has declined over the past few decades‚ the fact of the matter is that the United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate of the Western industrialized world (Guttmacher). It is true that the teen pregnancy and birth rate was much higher prior to 1980 (and especially in the 1950s
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mainly the high teen pregnancy rate‚ the high STD/STI rate and also the ineffectiveness of abstinence. The first major factor faced by high school students is teenage pregnancy. According to (Guttmacher Institute‚ 2010)‚ teenagers (aged 15–19) who do not use a contraceptive during sex are twice as likely to become teen mothers; this has become the newest trend among teenage girls. It has also been noticed among health authorities that there is a significant rise in teenage pregnancies‚ according to (Watson
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percent of all births in the United States were teenage girls from the ages fifteen to nineteen. Almost one million teenagers become pregnant each year and about 485‚00 give birth. In many situations the answer to keeping a relationship going is to have a good sex life. Most teen relationships are based on sex. This is one of the main reasons why teenage birth rates are so high. Each side has their own answer to the question‚ what causes teen pregnancy‚ and how can we prevent it? There are various
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different opinions‚ however it is my belief that condom distribution in high schools allows children to open up and ask questions regarding sex‚ it accounts for a tremendous decrease in teen pregnancies‚ abortions and diseases‚ as well as a decrease in the amount of money spent on supporting unwanted teen pregnancies and abortions. I remember my sexual behavior as a teen. In my parents eyes it was “she is abstinent”‚ however my stance was very different. I‚ like many other adolescents had to deal only
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Fatimah Fasasi ENG1D 9/25/2014 TEENS AND PARENTING CLASSES In this day and age‚ teenage pregnancy is becoming more and more common. One of the easier ways to educate them is for them to take parenting classes‚ to learn what it’s like to take care of a child. As a result of this they will learn that it is not as easy as it seems. In my essay‚ I will be discussing why I think teens should be required to take parenting classes. It will let them see the consequences of raising a child‚ they
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Government? This survey reads as if it comes from the 1950s… in the American Midwest. Many parts of America – notably Texas‚ but many others – are the heartland of abstinence-centred sex education. These places also have the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in the developed world. Teens who receive factual sex education are significantly less yesterday’s front-page story‚ with an emphasis on marriage. The virtues of abstinence before marriage should be taught alongside facts about
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teen pregnancy. The authors Thomas and Dimitrov wrote the “Effects of a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program on Teens’ Attitudes Toward Sexuality: A Latent Trait Modeling Approach” article will be used to determine the methods of defining the problem‚ the purpose of the study‚ research questions‚ hypothesis‚ study variables‚ conceptual model‚ the review of related literature and the study design of the selected article. Definition of Problem The problem addressed within the article is teenage pregnancy
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Cited: “Teen Pregnancy Statistics‚ Prevention‚ and Help” 2005 Title of a Teenage Pregnancy‚ the Case for Prevention: An Updated Analysis of Recent Trends & Federal Expenditures Associated with Teenage Pregnancy. Washington‚ DC: Advocates for Youth‚ 1999. http://www.pregnantteenhelp.org/articles Chesson HW‚ Blandford JM‚ Gift TL‚ Tao G‚ Irwin KL. The Estimated Direct
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DECREASING TEEN PREGNANCY DECREASING TEEN PREGNANCY The “big idea” I chose to write about is “Teen Pregnancy”. My thesis statement is “Teen Pregnancy is a growing problem here in the United States. School and parents need to educate their teen on the consequences before it’s too late”. My thesis statement will be effective because it grabs your attention‚ and explains what I will be talking about. The challenges I might face in supporting this thesis is getting the correct information
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the future. With the rates of teen pregnancies‚ STD’s‚ HIV/AIDS‚ and the lack of communication between parent and child‚ sex education is something that schools have to incorporate. Teenage pregnancy is definitely an issue that is on the rise. Of the approximately 750‚000 teen pregnancies that occur each year‚ 82% are unintended. Fifty-nine percent end in birth and more than one-quarter end in abortion. (Guttmacher Institute) The 82 % of unintended pregnancies could be lowered by teaching teenagers
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