The highest teen pregnancy rate resides in Mississippi‚ which has an abstinence only sex education curriculum. Abstinence means to restrain oneself from indulging in something usually not good for them or others. In this case‚ abstinence is a form of sex education‚ where it teaches students to restrain from having sexual relationships with others until marriage. Sex education shouldn’t be centered around abstinence. Although it teaches good morals‚ it has many downfalls as well. It leads to a higher
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deliberate taking of a human life * Doctors and nurses promised to save life‚ not destroy it. Abortion breaks the Hippocratic Oath * The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child says that children need protection both before and after birth * Unwanted babies could be adopted. Many childless couples are desperate to adopt * You are killing a human being. She/he may be unborn‚ but they are still a life and deserve to live that life‚ whether it is an inconvenience to you or not.
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being bombarded by it in the media. Abstinence-only sex education persuades teens to wait until marriage before having sex‚ but totally ignores all other aspects of comprehensive sexual education‚ like safe sex and the use of contraceptives and birth control ("Truth About Abstinence-Only Programs‚" n.d.). Abstinence-only programs are not effective at delaying sexual activity‚ preventing unwanted pregnancy‚ or reducing Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STD’s). According to the Sexuality Information and Education
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Lisa Williams April 2‚ 2012 English 102: Comp II Critically Reading a Position Essay Due: Saturday Points: 20 To test the thesis that argument can be found everywhere‚ read “The Argument Culture” starting on page (636) [634]. In an MS Word document‚ copy and paste an example of an argument and explain why it can be defined as such. Your example should focus on an issue about which there is significant and rational disagreement. Summarize the issue and spell out the reasons and
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Since the birth (no pun intended) of the organization‚ Planned Parenthood and Family Planning facilities have been encouraging the idea of having a safe and knowledgable sex life. Whether it be STD screenings‚ access to free or affordable birth control‚ or counseling‚ their goal is simple. Planned Parenthood is a safe haven for teens and adults to get answers‚ help‚ and support. Now‚ imagine a country without Planned Parenthood. Dream up a life where women have no access to birth control‚ and men
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received high school diplomas. Teen fathers have a 25 to 30 percent low probability of graduating. Only 10% of teen mothers complete two or four year college Children born to teen parents are at risk for: o Low birth weight o Infant mortality o Giving birth as teen o Behavioral problems o Fostor care placements o High school dropout o Unemployment as an adult Growing up in poverty‚ parents with low education levels‚ single parent
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concerns the baby‚ parents‚ other members of the family‚ as well as resources of the community. Every year‚ approximately 750‚000 women aged 15 to 19 become pregnant every year (Guttmacher Institute‚ 2006). Further‚ child births from teen mothers represent eleven percent of all births in the United States (Guttmacher Institute‚ 2006). Yet in recent years the amount of sexual content being shown on television and other sources of media has increased. Yet consequentially‚ there is little representation
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of 90 million(as of in 2006).According to some reliable research and documents‚ the population of the Philippines continually increasing as it goes by in the succeeding years. To control this matter the House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines proposed a bill which suggest to limit the population birth rate and to balance the over population‚ This bill was recognize to be called as Reproductive Health Bill‚ which was the main focus of the study. The first time the Reproductive
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been in the makings since 1916. The organization started out as a health clinic that offered free birth control to women. It continued to progress over the years until 1942 the organization‚ which was called Little Rock Birth Control Clinic at the time‚ changed to Planned Parenthood. The organization still goes by this name to this day. Although the organization offers much more than just free birth control to women. In fact‚ in recent times the organization has become the center of attention for many
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woman’s right to abortion‚ effectively canceling the anti-abortion laws of 46 states. This was very important to women due to the fact that they felt that they should have the option to choose what they wanted to do; to have some type of say so and control. This right is still in effect to this very day. Some men and women do not agree with this act but there are some that agree to the fullest and feel that it is a to each her own. Some feel that if a woman gets pregnant then she knew what she was
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