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    With teenage pregnancy being ever prominent‚ it is very important for teenage girls and boys to have access to birth control in order to avoid an unintended pregnancy. Birth control and sex education is a controversial subject in many communities. The type of comprehensive health education or sex education information made available to teenagers through school is dictated by law. In South Carolina‚ schools are required to teach abstinence and provide information concerning sex as a future reference

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    2012 English II Teen Pregnancy There is nothing wrong with being pregnant as an adolescent. This is what many people believe. I beg to differ. Being pregnant at a young age has become a “trend” in this generation. Statistics show that in the U.S. about 820‚000 become pregnant each year. That means 34% of teenagers a year get pregnant before the age of 20. Studies also show that close to 25% of these teens have a second child within 2 years. All teen pregnancies are a choice. This is

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    7.5 Teen Pregnancy Work File Complete each of the activities below. Fact: Teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of school and only about one-third obtain a high school diploma. Fact: Teenage births are associated with lower annual income for the mother‚ 80% of whom eventually rely on welfare. 1. Read the two facts above and choose one of them. Discuss the possible ramifications for the teen parent’s future and the future of the child. (5 sentence minimum) (10 points) Site

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    Alicia Capellan Mr. Rooney Period 1 Psychology We’ve all seen the shows about the teen mothers ; young girls getting pregnant at young ages and having to deal with the new responsibilities being thrown at them. According to Segen’s Medical Dictionary teenage pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy by a female‚ age 13 to 19‚ which is understood to occur in a girl who hasn’t completed her core education—secondary school—has few or no marketable skills‚ is financially dependent upon her parents

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    Colleen Grider 9/20/13 Davis Essay #1 TuTh 12:30-1:45 Teen Pregnancy My life changed completely on Friday‚ May 24‚ 2013. It was the day after graduation. I took a pregnancy test and it came out positive. All of a sudden‚ a rush of emotions came over me. I was scared‚ nervous‚ anxious‚ and worried. I had no idea what this really meant‚ or what I was going to do. I am only eighteen years old. I haven’t lived enough life to care for another human being that way. How was I to even tell

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    Teen Pregnancy Today’s Statistics: Teen pregnancy rate has been on a decline over the past few decades Average teen birth rate decreased 9% from 2009 to 2010‚ reaching an all time low of 34.3 births per 1‚000 women (15-19y) 44% decrease from 1991-2010 About 820‚000 teens become pregnant each year 34% of teens have at least one pregnancy before they turn 20 79% of teenagers who become pregnant are unmarried 80% of teenage pregnancies are unintended The main rise in the teen pregnancy is

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    Prevent Teen Pregnancy After reading Martha Balash’s article‚ Schools Can Help to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Balash has put time and effort into this proposal on stopping Teen Pregnancy. I think Balash’s introduction is very effective because she goes straight to the facts. She doesn’t try to mislead you with any false facts. She goes straight to the point and the point is to prevent teen pregnancy. Balash tells that schools has more influence over teen pregnancy than what the public thinks.

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     Stewart & Ms. Hart  English 11  22 January 2015  Teen Pregnancy  Teen pregnancy has developed into one of the United States’ largest and most debated  problems. Having a baby while still in high school can create difficulties like not being able to  complete high school‚ not going to college‚ and not being as effective in the workforce.​ Other  than social dilemmas there are certain health issues that are more likely to appear in a teenage  pregnancy for example the baby is more likely to have a low birth weight

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    Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy happens all over the world. In the last decade the teen pregnancy rate has increased significantly. There is a great deal of struggle being a teen mom. Young teens have to face judgment and neglect because some parents/guardians will not understand. It is important for the young girls to have somewhere to go when they are in need. The girls can always get help. Getting pregnant at a young age does not mean a girl should give up on life. They should find where encouragement

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    Teen pregnancy is an issue becoming increasingly more popular. Or is it? Many people believe that because so many teenage girls are getting pregnant nowadays that we live in a country where there is a “baby boom” so to speak. However‚ this is not the first time there has been an increase in the teen birth rate. It could be that our country will go through periods of “baby booms” and it is not so abnormal after all. But one question that is probably often asked and given many different answers to

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