“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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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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the world’s biggest problems in today’s society is teenage sex. United States has the highest pregnancy‚ abortion and child birth among teenagers. The biggest reason for this is because children grow up with the media promoting sex. Movies‚ music and magazines send the message that sex is okay and often expected. Teenagers don’t fully understand the consequences that can arise from there decisions. The national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy has done a lot of studies and found about twenty percent
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Mr. Xxxxxxx English 1301 October 3‚ 2013 Teen Pregnancy Seventeen-year-old Amber is from Santa Ana‚ California. The life-changing situation she describes is her unplanned pregnancy. On November 2011‚ she gave birth to a baby boy. As a result‚ she dropped out of high school and got a job to take care after her infant son. She now faces many challenges. Teen pregnancy rate is high. “United States rates are twice as high as in England and Wales or Canada‚ and eight times as high
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The numbers of teenage pregnancy are very high but when you think about the numbers most could have been prevented with the use of protection. Some people may not afford condoms but if you cannot afford a condom you cannot afford a baby. Children from homes ran by teenage mothers go through a hard time in life. Teenage mothers have no time for other things‚ because they are busy taking care of their baby. Most teen mothers end up dropping out of high school‚ because they do not have time for school
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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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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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Teenage Contraception In the United States‚ one out of three teenage girls will become pregnant at least once (“Teen Pregnancy”). Is this because teenagers nowadays are more irresponsible? Is it because they are not being taught the dangers of sex? This decade is vastly different from previous ones‚ and teenagers are given more freedoms. Sometimes‚ they may take their freedoms too far and get caught in situations young people shouldn’t be in. Some schools do have sex education classes and the
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Teen pregnancy is a thing that ultimately alters a teen’s future forever with negative side effects. In the United States‚ 2‚800 teenagers become pregnant each day. When I graduated in 2011; out of al the girls I graduated with 10 of those girls have had babies. One of them just had her second baby this year. I think more needs to be done to make girls realize that it affects their future‚ their children’s‚ the baby’s father‚ and other family members. I couldn’t imagine having a baby at
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