in for generations. Women were fed up with being the quiet‚ subdued housewife and were ready to make their mark on the world‚ no matter what it took to do so. Another idea that rocked American society was the notion of planned parenthood and birth control. In Document D Margaret Sanger tells of the horrors of premature parenthood and gives countless reasons to avoid becoming a parent too soon. She blames children coming too soon for the “millions of marriages [that have been] blighted”. She resents
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where to get tested‚ and the necessary precautions to take when engaging in sexual intercourse. Many girls are on birth control‚ and some girls decide to have unprotected sex because they think there is no danger if you can’t get pregnant. Sadly‚ if you have unprotected sex on birth control‚ you can first and foremost still get pregnant‚ and you can still get STD’s/ STI’s. Birth control does not prevent them‚ which is why contraceptives should be used at all times. Not all teens learn about STD’s/STI’s
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Premarital sex is considered immoral as its consequences leads to other immoral behavior and also breaking of the law. When people engage in unprotected premarital sex‚ it will lead to unwanted pregnancies and children born out of wedlock. This leads to mental and emotional stress for couples who are not ready to bear the responsibility of having children. As premarital sex often occurs throughout teenage years and among teenagers and adolescents‚ many are not ready for unwanted pregnancies after
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teenage girls will give birth and only ninety percent of these girls will elect to keep their baby. Since these girls are so young their babies will have a higher chance of being born with birth defects such as being born prematurely‚ suffer from mental retardation‚ and other birth defects. Many reasons contribute to the high rate of teenage pregnancy. Some of these reasons include‚ not being educated about the birth-control methods made available to them‚ such as the birth-control pill and condoms‚ which
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forms of birth control (e.g.‚ intrauterine devices [IUDs] and some versions of the birth control pills)‚ already block embryonic implantation into the uterus.” I think some people will share this assumption because if there are already forms of birth control that prevent any step of pregnancy without killing a baby‚ then it will be more likely to be used. For example‚ if a teenager had the choice between an abortion pill than can sabotage her body for a year and a half or a birth control pill that
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down through the cervix into the vagina. A woman can make sure the IUD is in place by feeling for the string in her vagina. A clinician uses the string to remove the IUD. Effectiveness The IUD is one of the most effective reversible methods of birth control. Of 100 women who use ParaGard or Mirena‚ one or fewer will become pregnant during the first year of typical* use. Fewer than one will become pregnant with perfect** use. Fewer pregnancies occur with continued use. It is very important to remember
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family issues‚ etc. Poverty plays a big role in teen birth rates‚ as does geography. Education
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conditions difficult and parents must “avoid a new birth for the time being‚ or even for an indeterminate period” (13-14). The Pope went on to mention how birth control is the most effective way to prevent over population and unwanted pregnancies‚ but not in the form of contraceptives‚ abortion‚ or “direct sterilization‚ whether perpetual or temporary‚ whether of the man or of the woman” (16-17). The Pope‚ however‚ states that if it is necessary to space births‚ “deriving from the physical or psychological
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pregnancy rate. Schools need to start programs that encourage abstinence‚ and show or list the consequences of being sexually active. "They are not taught the importance of abstaining from sex nor‚ at the very least‚ the proper use of effective birth control and protection from sexually transmitted diseases" (Johnson). And the problem that occurs with this is that the parents or family that interact with the teenagers are no more educated than the teenager themselves. School districts need to have
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programs teach the “no sex until marriage” clause‚ but they don’t teach teens about birth control and the consequences of having sex at before they’ve matured. Although many studies argue that abstinence programs are educational and beneficial‚ other studies will show that they don’t delay teen sex‚ they don’t prevent the spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)‚ and are a waste of taxpayers’ money. The birth rate has increased by over 50% and increasing every day. Television and the Internet
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