hardships in life. Being sexually active and using contraception as a teenager is a choice that may determine the rest of your life. Is “it” really worth it? One major outcome of those sexually active is pregnancy‚ which leads to many other choices: adoption‚ abortion‚ or keeping the child. Pregnancy all begins with talk of sexual activity. According to Ilene Lelchuk‚ out of 618 California high school students‚ 44 are engaged in some type of sexual activity during the years of 2002 – 2004. These 44
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want to be adults although their body develops imperfectly. At this age‚ they are often curious about the other gender. As a result‚ teenagers have sex activities for a try. One of the consequences they have to bear is pregnancy due to a lack of birth control methods. Teenage sex has become a serious problem‚ even though sex actually has consequences‚ both emotionally and physically. Unfortunately‚ most teenagers often do not think about sex seriously. As a matter of fact‚ teen pregnancy has recently
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Drinking during pregnancy could put the baby at risk in the womb‚ as well as having lifetime affects growing up. Not only that‚ but it can affect the mother too. Even though fifty percent of the U.S. pregnancies are unplanned‚ it does not give a mother to keep drinking while she is with child. Because alcohol can affect the baby’s physical and mental health in and out of the womb‚ women must not drink during pregnancy. The baby’s health in the womb is very crucial. Drinking during pregnancy could put
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)‚ a 1978 amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of pregnancy. The impetus for the act was a 1976 Supreme Court decision‚ General Electric v. Gilbert‚ in which the Court held that denial of benefits for pregnancy-related disability was not discrimination based on sex (Gelb‚1996). This holding echoed past management decisions by which married women faced job discrimination and pregnant women were routinely
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Rodriguez Writing 122 / Per. 4 10 May 2010 To Tolerate or Not To Tolerate Teen pregnancy costs the United States over $7 billion annually according to the National Campaign of Prevention. Although this number is astronomically high‚ the money donated is in fact put to good use. Students (7-12 grades) cannot comprehend the amount of responsibility‚ anxiety‚ and stress a teenage parent undergoes. As high school students do not have to face these factors they are inconsiderate to
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The Dangers of Drug Abuse During Pregnancy: Prenatal Developmental Issues That Begin With Substance Abuse Abstract Substance abuse is a common issue among pregnant women and is tragic as it not only affects the woman‚ but can have lasting effects on her unborn child. Specifically‚ substance abuse during pregnancy can lead to premature birth‚ low birth weight‚ significant cognitive and behavioral issues‚ and even miscarriage. Pregnant women who use substances such as cocaine‚ heroin‚ marijuana
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Teratogen Affects on Pregnancy Oct 9‚ 2010 Textbook References: Chapter 2 Teratogens: Drugs- smoking p 50 Part II Chapter 2 Teratogens: Drugs- behavioral problem w/smoking p 51 Part II Chapter 2 Teratogens: Drugs- Child Behavioral Problems w/drinking p.52 Part II Chapter 2 Teratogens: Drugs- FAS p 51 Part II There are many potential
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is a very important law when it comes to equal employment opportunity. This law ensures that it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against women for becoming pregnant or for anything associated with pregnancy or childbirth. If a woman is pregnant and is still able to work the job she was currently working before‚ or can effectively complete the tasks a job requires for which she may be applying‚ the employer must treat
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Glamorizes Teen Pregnancy Media‚ specifically television has taken the issue of teen pregnancy to a whole other level. The shows 16 and Pregnant‚ Teen Mom‚ and The Secret Life of the American Teenager document the lives of young teenage girls facing the issue of being a pregnant teenager. Originally created to show the controversial subject of teen pregnancy‚ all of these shows soon began to change. As the seasons continued in all three of these shows‚ the controversial subject of teen pregnancy soon became
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numerous proponents and opponents of abortions in the US. Writing an academic paper on abortion can give the writer a great field for arguing and discussing numerous pros and cons of this controversial issue. At the same time‚ writing argumentative essay on abortion can help author formulate own point of view on this problem and demonstrate own opinion and position regarding abortion legalization. Many people consider abortion as a cruel‚ unnatural‚ and absolutely immoral human act‚ that is why
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