Teen pregnancy is a health issue in New Zealand because it is a matter which has significant public importance as a society we value a woman having children once they are educated and fanatically stable but teen pregnancy goes against the social value. New Zealand has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the developed world almost 4000 babies born to teen parents a year.’’ Since 2000‚ births 15-19 year olds have been trending upwards again with the birth rate increasing between 2001 and 2008
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| Teenage Pregnancy | The Real Issue | | Tina Riehle | 9/29/2011 | | A big issue Americans are dealing with is teenage pregnancies. There are different factors that contribute to this. At the micro-level the biggest overall factor is poverty levels. Many teenagers use contraceptives and still get pregnant. “If I use a condom I won’t get pregnant‚ right?” Wrong. The reason for this is because even though the condom was used‚ it may have been used improperly or was torn. Many low-income
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Teenager’s Pregnancy In Colombia Adolescence in Colombia is often the age of contradictions and misunderstandings‚ which makes the discovery of oneself possible. The development and maturity of these psychosocial characteristics are shifted‚ in adolescents‚ in later ages of life‚ unlike the first biological maturity prevailing in this phase. Thus misinformation and lack of education in the sexual order is considered a major risk on reproductive health‚ which could lead to early parenthood. Many
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“TEEN PREGNANCY” Does it sometimes seem like everyone your age is having sex? Do you know anyone at your school who is pregnant or has a baby? Though teen pregnancy has been on the decline over the past decade‚ the United States still has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any western industrialized country‚ So what does this mean for you? It means that‚ if you’re a girl in this country‚ you have a 34% chance of becoming pregnant by the time you’re 20. And it’s not just girls who are facing the
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Teenage Promiscuity ABSTRACT Teen promiscuity has been a major problem in our society and over the last decade‚ more and more teenagers are losing their virginity at younger ages. This paper examines teen promiscuity‚ the causes behind why teenagers engage in sexually activities and the consequences of having multiple sex partners. The paper also explains how the behaviour of teens is directly related to their physiological and psychological changes and suggests several solutions that can
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Teenage Sex Teenagers in the United States are experimenting with sexual activities more and more today than ever before. According to Charles Krauthammer‚ "Sex oozes from every pore of the culture and there’s not a kid in the world who can avoid it." (Meier‚ 1994‚ p. 7). Teenagers are surrounded by some sort of sexual connotations all the time. Whether it is television‚ radio‚ school‚ or even the Internet‚ teenagers are hearing the affects of sex on our society. The price that teenagers pay for
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children fatherless. They have become more irresponsible‚ with no care in the world‚ not realizing who they are hurting. Teenage marriage should not be allowed because of insufficient financial support‚ unplanned pregnancy and immaturity of persons involved. The first reason why teenage marriage should not be allowed to marry is due to insufficient financial support. Teenage married couples most of the time end up dropping out of high school. The decision of not continuing with their education
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Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy has dramatically decreased within the last decade because of the increased used of contraception. In 2012‚ the National Center for Health statistics recorded 29 births for every 1‚000 girls‚ which has decreased since 1991 when 62 births per 1‚000 girls was recorded. Although it has decreased‚ teen pregnancy remains at the highest rate in industrialized countries such as the United States. Not only does teen pregnancy affect the young teen parents but the child as
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Being a teenage parent changes a teenager’s life tremendously and permanently. Many girls who get pregnant‚ whether they choose to keep the child or not‚ give up their hopes of being happily and successfully married‚ of being able to attend a college full time with no children to worry about‚ and many girls never even finish off their senior year the way they wanted to. Teenage girls getting pregnant and having children is not a new issue‚ in fact it has been around for years. In fact‚ according
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Introduction In recent years teen pregnancy is increasing rapidly‚ it seems to have become a fashion statement. There are so many teenagers becoming parents while still attending high school. Most experts believe that teen pregnancy is declining but unmarried teen pregnancy is increasing. I believe it up to us to set an example for the children and teenagers today‚ what do you believe? “Even though teen childbearing overall has declined steeply over the last half-century‚ the proportion of all
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