Aditya Dalal English II H‚ E-Block Mr. Wyatt February 9‚ 2012 Sixteen and Pregnant “The United States has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world. Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $7 billion annually” (“Teen Pregnancy”). Based on these statistics‚ high schoolers often enjoy unprotected sex. However‚ teenagers are not even close to being mature enough for the responsibility of raising a child. It is not an age issue‚ but a
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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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Early Pregnancy and its Relation to Severe Commitments I. Introduction Here in the Philippines‚ we believe in the saying of our national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal that “Youth is the hope of our Mother land”. In their hand lies the future generation to follow. But as we see from the situation nowadays‚ what we’re expecting from the youth is the contrary if the saying. Teenagers are prone to pregnancy. Almost every year there is a rapid increase on the number of pregnant youths. One of the major
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Teen Pregnancy Among the industrialized nations‚ the United States has by far the highest rate of teen pregnancy. (Finer) Teen pregnancy has been a growing issue for years‚ but recently has become a more popular trend. The issue effects not only the pregnant teen‚ but both teens parents‚ our government/society‚ and most importantly the child itself. There are many negative effects regarding this issue‚ but people nowadays seem to brush it off because of how society views teen pregnancy as a whole
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Teen Pregnancy and What She Chose In 26 states teen birth rates are on a rise and in 15 years the United States rate increased for the first time. When facing an unplanned pregnancy teens choose abortion for many reasons. Most young girls considering abortion are influenced by where she lives‚ her religious beliefs‚ her relationship with her parents‚ access to family planning services‚ and the reactions of her peers. Her educational level and socioeconomic status
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Teen pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face when it interrupts school or other plans. It can create an emotional crisis resulting in feelings of shame and fear‚ and it may appear that you will crumble under pressures in your environment. The stress of how you are going to break this news to your parents might be even greater‚ and finding help may seem an impossible task. You might think no one can help you‚ or you might be to embarrassed to search for help
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Teen Pregnancy While many teens that engage in pre-marital sex never become pregnant‚ some are not as fortunate. * Teen pregnancy has become all too common in this day and age. Some teens think it will not happen to them and do not use necessary precaution to protect against it. There are several causes for teen pregnancy and the effects can be life changing. Several causes for teen pregnancy are: the need for affection‚ acceptance
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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 and/or continues to live at home and is mentally immature. On occasion‚ these pregnancies are unplanned to girls who are not yet married. No one truly understands these responsibilities
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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‚ at
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Two minutes 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
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