is a long time to wait‚ for a teenage girl. Waiting for a pregnancy is a growing epidemic in the United States. Teen girls are becoming pregnant at a huge rate with a lot of the pregnancies being planned. Enough is not being done to educate or prepare these teen about how their lives will change in the event of pregnancy. There are at least 5 television shows featuring teen pregnancies‚ or teen moms including ‘’16 and Pregnant’’ and ‘’Teen Mom’’‚ it’s basically giving teenagers the idea that it id
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The Effects of Teenage Pregnancy The Effects of Teenage Pregnancy Daniel E. Asante English Composition Strayer University North Charlotte Campus The Effect of Teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is a social problem that has existed for over a century and has always been a great concern to every nation due to the numerous adverse consequences it brings on both the economy and society at large. In the middle of the 70s‚ teenage pregnancy had reached an astronomical
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Romanski Teen Pregnancy Pregnant teenage mothers are under pressure and feel like they can’t handle the responsibility of taking care of a child. For those teens who decide they can’t raise their baby‚ there are two alternative options‚ abortion or adoption. Abortion is the termination of pregnancy prior to birth. Adoption is the process in which both biological parents give up their parental rights to a chosen family/ individual. Abortion is a more common trend in teens today. More than
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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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the industrialized nations‚ United States has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy‚ with numerous teenage females becoming pregnant at any given instance. Teen pregnancy is a crisis that 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
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Haley Lundak Professor Haddox English 1302- 7a.m. 31 January 2013 Teen pregnancy is a growing trend. Cities and towns all over the country are being affected by this growing statistic. However‚ El Paso is being overwhelmed with this statistic. Teenagers in El Paso are being affected by the growing statistic in extreme ways. The teens of El Paso are being greatly influenced by the culture of El Paso‚ today’s society‚ and they are falling into the trap that their demographics portray will happen
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Teen Pregnancy Jamaica Benton HCS/457 October 15‚ 2012 Cynthia Borel Teen Pregnancy Deciding to become sexually active can be very confusing and dangerous for teens that lack the education and knowledge of becoming a teen parent sooner than later. Television‚ magazines‚ even lyrics in songs all seem to be telling young teens that having sex is okay. The fact is‚ sex is a part of life and‚ like many parts of life‚ and it can be good or bad. Making the decision to have sex all depends on
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English 106 April 5‚ 2014 Paper #2 English Teenage Pregnancy “Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl‚ usually within the ages of 13-19‚ becoming pregnant” (Fact Sheet). The term in everyday speech usually refers to girls who have not reached legal adulthood‚ which varies across the world‚ who become pregnant. Teen pregnancy is less often planned and hence less regulated by contraception. Even though teen pregnancy rates have declined over the past few decades‚ the fact of the matter
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Section 1: What I know‚ Assume‚ or Imagine I became interested in Teen Pregnancy because there are a lot of things I really want to know and throughout the years‚ our population of teens getting pregnant has increased. What I know about my topic is that teens now a days are getting into serious types of relationships such as being sexually active with their partner. Many guys also force some girls to have sex with them or try to manipulate with their form of sweet talking. That’s how it all starts
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reducing teen pregnancy rates‚ and one reason for this is that teenage pregnancy rates in the US have generally declined since the 1950’s. But that isn’t good enough‚ because despite the decline‚ the US still has one of the highest teen birth rates in the industrialized world. Teen pregnancy should be highly discouraged as it has an effect on the teenage mother and the baby that is born. The teen mother may face complications such as premature labor‚ medical complication during the pregnancy period
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