Teenage Pregnancy in America Teen pregnancy is a growing epidemic in the United States. Teen girls are becoming pregnant at an alarming rate‚ with a lot of the pregnancies planned. With television shows broadcasting shows such as “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”‚ it is giving teenage girls the idea that it is alright to have premarital sex and become pregnant. It is in a way condoning teen pregnancy. I am interested in discussing teen pregnancy and the options that are out there for the
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Teenage Pregnancy Each year‚ over seven hundred and fifty thousand teenage girls become pregnant. The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the world followed by Slovakia‚ Hungary and New Zealand. Teenage pregnancy costs the American taxpayers 9.1 billion a year due to health‚ foster care‚ and social services (Porta). The teen pregnancy epidemic affects not only the parents‚ the children and their families; it also affects society as a whole. How can we as society‚ prevent the causes
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Teen Pregnancy Since 1997 the federal government has invested millions of dollars in Abstinence Only Education programs which have been proven to be ineffective programs. Even though abstinence is the best option for teens not to get pregnant‚ most teens tend to experiment with sex at young ages. Teens naturally have a sense of curiosity about their bodies and the opposite sex‚ not to mention that their bodies are going through hormonal changes (puberty). After the Obama Administration created
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October 31‚ 2012 English 1101 Roseanna Almaee Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is a growing problem not only in the United States but worldwide. Our country has the highest teen pregnancy rate. Teen pregnancy occurs due to a number of reasons. Many young girls are uneducated about unprotected sex and the consequences. Teens should know the consequences of becoming pregnant at an early age before they become pregnant‚ not after the fact. Most pregnancies are unplanned‚ there are options to choose from
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Educating Youth on Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention In today’s society it seems that sex education is still a taboo subject amongst youth. The lack of education contributes to the high rate of teen pregnancy and STD rate ("Planned Parenthood Action Center"‚ 2012). Teens in the United States have the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the world ("Planned Parenthood Action Center"‚ 2012). With the amount of technology and resources readily available this should not
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Cause and Effects of Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is considered an on-going problem in today’s society. Teens today are not well educated and don’t always take the right steps to prevent pregnancy‚ even if they are educated within the area. Teen pregnancy affects many people in the process and could end up having long term affects and health risks on the mother and child. Many people are very judgmental when it comes to teen pregnancy but they don’t truly understand that not every child is educated
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Before the 19th century Whether condoms were used in ancient civilizations is debated by archaeologists and historians.[2]:11 In ancient Egypt‚ Greece‚ and Rome‚ pregnancy prevention was generally seen as a woman’s responsibility‚ and the only well documented contraception methods were female-controlled devices.[2]:17‚23 In Asia before the 15th century‚ some use of glans condoms (devices covering only the head of the penis) is recorded. Condoms seem to have been used for contraception‚ and to have
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Teenage Pregnancy: Who’s To Blame? Over the past 10 years‚ teenage pregnancy has escalated about 10%. As the years pass‚ more blames for teen pregnancy come up. The first few years that teen pregnancy became a problem‚ the people blamed the girl that became pregnant. Then as it progressed worse and worse‚ the blame pointed to the father of the unborn child. When the movie “Juno” came out in around 2009 that became blame. Then came “16 and pregnant” and “Teen Mom”. Hollywood started glamorizing teen
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Television Media does not give a realistic image of Teen Pregnancy In the United States‚ teenage pregnancy has become a common occurrence with three out of ten girls getting pregnant before the age of twenty (Dooley). Most young teenagers feel as if conception will never come from their scandalous deeds but‚ in fact‚ it happens more often than what they think. The increasing media coverage on television programming‚ such as 16 and Pregnant and the movie‚ Juno‚ is showing the young adolescents‚ it
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Teen Pregnancy in America. The teean Pregnancy rate amongst sexually experienced teens in 2006 was 152.8 pregancies per 1000 women‚ aged 15-19. This is a problem because we have to lower the pregnancy rate amongst teens becoming pregnant. A huge reason why we have to lower the rate is because this can cause the pregnant teen health issues. It can also ruin there lives. Teen Pregnancy is a growing problem in America and it needs to be addressed. Over time the rate of this issue has had its
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