Results Teen Pregnancy Statistics 4 Negative Impact and Shame 4 Support for Teen Mothers 5 Don’t Be a Statistic 6 My Personal Experience 7 Conclusion: There’s Hope for Teen Mothers 10 Works Cited 10 Abstract When teens become mothers‚ they are suddenly victims of discrimination‚ judgment‚ and stereotyping. They are
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twenty one. This was a way for Congress to try to reduce drunk driving ("Why Is the Legal Drinking Age 21 in the United States?"). A few reasons for teens to drink are: peer pressure‚ enjoyment‚ etc. But the main reason for doing so is “breaking the law.” Eighty percent of high school seniors have used alcohol. That means that a large quantity of teens under the age of seventeen to eighteen have used alcohol before. Just the
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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 is that the United States happens to have the highest teen pregnancy rate in the Western part of the world. Teen Pregnancy affects girls between the ages of 15- 19. Teen Pregnancy affects this range of adolescents because during these ages‚ most teenagers’
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anything bought or taken in barter. “There are roughly 400‚000 teen births every year in the United States‚ with about $9 billion in associated public costs.” (Krisberg‚ Kim. "Teen Pregnancy Prevention Focusing on Evidence." Nation’s Health. Apr 2010: 1. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 08 Dec 2011.) Teen pregnancy is costly to everyone in the US due to lack of medical insurance‚ financial stability and responsibility of a young teen parent. Most teen mothers are on Medicaid to pay for the pregnancy‚ food stamps
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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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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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25‚2015 Period.3 Not enough effort is put into 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‚
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Teen Driving Issues Project The Issue: Cell Phones and Driving The issue of cell phones and driving affect drivers of all ages. Teens‚ however‚ seem to be injured more often and have a higher percentage of teen car crashes that are the results of talking on their cell phone or texting and driving. Statistics "In 2009‚ 11 percent of the people who died in distracted driving crashes were 15 to 19 years old. Out of all the teens who died in crashes in 2009‚ 18 percent died in crashes that
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Teen Suicide: When bullying goes too far. Over the last 15 years teen suicide has significantly increased in the United States due to cyber bullying. Teen suicide in the United States has been relatively high in the 15 to 24 age group with 4‚000 suicides since 2004. Teen suicide is the 3 leading cause of death in the United States. Teenagers tend to commit suicide after large changes‚ significant losses‚ or abuse has occurred in their lives. An important change in a relationship
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Cited: Egendorf‚ Laura K. Teen Alcoholism. San Diego: Greenhaven‚ 2001. Print. Gottfried‚ Ted. The Facts about Alcohol. New York: Benchmark‚ 2005. Print.
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