Fatimah Fasasi ENG1D 9/25/2014 TEENS AND PARENTING CLASSES In this day and age‚ teenage pregnancy is becoming more and more common. One of the easier ways to educate them is for them to take parenting classes‚ to learn what it’s like to take care of a child. As a result of this they will learn that it is not as easy as it seems. In my essay‚ I will be discussing why I think teens should be required to take parenting classes. It will let them see the consequences of raising a child‚ they
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United States denied a New York State Law prohibiting the distribution or sale of non-prescription contraceptives to teens under the age of 16. The United States Supreme Court seems to have support for the condom availability program. With teen pregnancy rates and the number of STD’s reported in teens on the rise‚ schools are beginning to realize that the parents are not doing their job when it comes to sexual education. The school system already has classes on sexual education; these classes are
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the future. With the rates of teen pregnancies‚ STD’s‚ HIV/AIDS‚ and the lack of communication between parent and child‚ sex education is something that schools have to incorporate. Teenage pregnancy is definitely an issue that is on the rise. Of the approximately 750‚000 teen pregnancies that occur each year‚ 82% are unintended. Fifty-nine percent end in birth and more than one-quarter end in abortion. (Guttmacher Institute) The 82 % of unintended pregnancies could be lowered by teaching teenagers
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Cited: “Teen Pregnancy Statistics‚ Prevention‚ and Help” 2005 Title of a Teenage Pregnancy‚ the Case for Prevention: An Updated Analysis of Recent Trends & Federal Expenditures Associated with Teenage Pregnancy. Washington‚ DC: Advocates for Youth‚ 1999. http://www.pregnantteenhelp.org/articles Chesson HW‚ Blandford JM‚ Gift TL‚ Tao G‚ Irwin KL. The Estimated Direct
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DECREASING TEEN PREGNANCY DECREASING TEEN PREGNANCY The “big idea” I chose to write about is “Teen Pregnancy”. My thesis statement is “Teen Pregnancy is a growing problem here in the United States. School and parents need to educate their teen on the consequences before it’s too late”. My thesis statement will be effective because it grabs your attention‚ and explains what I will be talking about. The challenges I might face in supporting this thesis is getting the correct information
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An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. The procedure is normally done by a licensed health care professional. 2.) Parents should be notified if their teen age child is pregnant‚ and work together with a professional to better comphrehend their rights and how to overcome the ramifications. 3.) Teen abortion is one of the ways used to circumvent teen pregnancy; consequently it may not be a practical
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government should mandate birth control for teens. There are some that are concerned with the government overstepping the lines of freedom. Due to the rise of teenage pregnancy and the heavy costs that is incurred‚ legislature should enact a law making it mandatory that teens receive birth control. Early teenage pregnancy risks the teens educational future and other life opportunities. In addition‚ taxpayers now are paying an estimated $20 billion a year to take care of the infants that
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These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money‚ power and resources at global‚ national and local levels. Social determinants relate to this issue because it is one of the key things that is influencing teen pregnancy and/or parenthood. It has been proven that teenage girls who have either not done well at school‚ dropped out‚ or do not have a clear idea for their future are the ones that are more likely to become pregnant. A reason for this is because the girl has no plans for her future
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discarding or leaving alone‚ for an extended period of time‚ a child younger than 12 months of age in a public or private setting with the intent to dispose of the child. Mostly‚among teenagers always seen to be involved in this situation. Teenage parents give birth in a motel room and leave the child for dead in a dumpster. A girl gives birth in a school bathroom at night. She then throws the baby into the garbage or in the toilet. These stories relate to one of the most frightening realities
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Availability of Birth Control in Schools It is natural for all parents to always want what is best for the proper development of their children. In situations like unwanted pregnancies‚ sexually transmitted diseases and even abortions the best solution and also the desire of every parent is abstinence. However‚ we live in an era that promotes sex in all possible ways. It seems sexually charged music‚ magazines‚ TV and movies encourages youngsters into sex at an earlier age‚ possibly by suggesting
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