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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2012 English II Teen Pregnancy There is nothing wrong with being pregnant as an adolescent. This is what many people believe. I beg to differ. Being pregnant at a young age has become a “trend” in this generation. Statistics show that in the U.S. about 820‚000 become pregnant each year. That means 34% of teenagers a year get pregnant before the age of 20. Studies also show that close to 25% of these teens have a second child within 2 years. All teen pregnancies are a choice. This is yet
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Effects of Early pregnancy among teenage mothers to their Personality development in Barangay Julo‚ San Antonio‚ Nueva Ecija Introduction and Background Nowadays‚ one of the major problems in our country is the rapid increase of population. Teenage pregnancy is a big part of this problem. From 2000 to 2010‚ the number of live births by teenage mothers in the Philippines rose by 60 percent. A total of 207‚898 mothers aged below 20 years old gave birth in 2010. In 2000‚ however‚ this number was
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once before age 20. That’s nearly 750‚000 teen pregnancies every year. Parenthood is the leading reason that teen girls drop out of school. More than half of teen are mothers that never graduate from high school or neither go to college. Less than 2 percent of teen moms earn a college degree by age 30. About a quarter of teen moms have a second child within 24 months of their first baby. IN The United States we has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the western industrialized world.
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report of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-Philippines‚ which showed that teen pregnancy in the Philippines went up by 70 percent from 114‚205 in 1999 to 195‚662 in 2009. Statistics show that more and more female teenagers are giving birth and becoming mothers at an early age. This is a global trend‚ but it is striking to note that in the ASEAN region‚ the Philippines has the third highest teen pregnancy rate and is the only country in the region where the rate is increasing‚ data from the
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Teenage Pregnancy in the Philippines (Cause and Effect) They say being a mother is the best role a woman can do. It does not need a requirements for you to be fit as a mother but it comes to you either in expected or unexpected time. A child is the product of a successful and happily marriage. Many people refer a child to be the missing piece in a marriage. So when a child comes to a married couple‚ it perfectly fits the certain puzzle in their lives. How about a child who came into a child
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Colleen Grider 9/20/13 Davis Essay #1 TuTh 12:30-1:45 Teen Pregnancy My life changed completely on Friday‚ May 24‚ 2013. It was the day after graduation. I took a pregnancy test and it came out positive. All of a sudden‚ a rush of emotions came over me. I was scared‚ nervous‚ anxious‚ and worried. I had no idea what this really meant‚ or what I was going to do. I am only eighteen years old. I haven’t lived enough life to care for another human being that way. How was I to even tell
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Unmarried Teen Pregnancy Has on Society Abstract When a teenager becomes pregnant it can have many consequences to the girl‚ the family of the girl‚ and also to the child that is born to this type of society. Becoming a mother at such a young age and not being married is not well seen and has a negative financial effect to the society. There are several options available today in order to inform teenagers on how to prevent teen pregnancy.
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Teen Pregnancy In today’s society‚ teenage pregnancy has become the highest percentage rate in the U.S. In this present day‚ the problem is continuing and is vastly affecting our communities. The problem is that teens need to know how easily they can become pregnant. They are effected emotionally‚ financially‚ and many other ways. Teenage girls are not prepared to take responsibility of a child at such a young age. I believe the society needs to become more aware of this problem and get more
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“EARLY PREGNANCY MAY LEAD TO UNSTABLE LIFE” It was a cold night. I can’t explain the emotions that I felt inside. At first I was so scared to try but when the time I touched his hot and hard body I felt secured and contented. He forced me to do the things that I don’t want to do. Well actually the truth is I’ve tried sex way back when I was in high school. I got pregnant and tried an abortion but it was too late … I can’t do anything! I cried and ran as fast as I could just to escape that unprepared
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