...Jeremy Franz Professor Cruz Freshman English 1 17 Nov. 2015 Teenagers Using Birth Control Birth control is highly discussed topic across all age demographics. It has been debated on both sides for years and it’s sparked a lot of controversy recently. The term birth control covers a wide variety of contraceptives, from simple condoms to something more complex such as a small plastic bar that is implanted under a woman’s skin. Birth control has become very popular among teenagers due to its exceedingly high percentage for success. While none of the birth control options offer a 100 percent success rate, nearly all are in the upper 90s. Since most of the options use some form of contraceptive, there are arguments for allowing teenagers access to birth control as well as against it. With teenagers engaging in sexual activities at an increasingly younger age, it is important to provide them with access to the proper birth control. If birth control was not available to teenagers, they would just have sex without it which will lead to thousands of unintended pregnancies. It’s not possible to prevent teens from having sex which is why it is important to ensure they are properly equipped. Conversely, those opposed feel that giving teen’s birth control will encourage them to have sex earlier than they should. They feel that teenagers are too young to be engaging in sex and giving teens birth control gives them a reason to have sex. The United States is known for having...
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...Monica Cotton- Johnson Evaluating Research Process University of Phoenix January 23, 2012 D. J. Steacy Evaluating Research Process The research process can be a long process. The research must be done completely to determine whether the research is worth the effort. The correct data must be collected and tested to analyze the statistics. Teen pregnancy is a huge issue for the school aged children. There is a process the students must take to prevent teen pregnancy. The process starts with the education to the students. Abortion is the ability to end an unwanted pregnancy. Teenagers have sex without thinking about the consequences that can follow their actions. Ninety percent of teenagers become pregnant each year (Medoff, M. May 2009). The mother, child, and society have consequences to the teenage pregnancies. The infants born to teenagers can have a low birth weight, risk of short and long term illnesses, developmental delays, and be maltreated. The teenagers do not know how to raise a child at a young age, as they are barely learning how to take care of themselves. Some of the teenagers do not finish school. There have been proven to have many reasons why teenagers get pregnant. Poverty, single parent homes, alcohol, drug use, and low educated parents are just a few reasons to explain high teen pregnancy rates. Of course, every decision has to be made by the teenager. The prevention of teen pregnancy is a priority; therefore the causes of teen pregnancy are...
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...history in the United States dating as far back as 1916. This company believes in the fundamental right of each individual to manage his or her fertility regardless of income, marital status, race, age, national origin, or sexual orientation. Planned Parenthood has been providing birth control to women in the United States since 1916 when Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York (Planned Parenthood, n.d.). Planned Parenthood is often the only source of family planning for a large proportion of the women served. This organization provides care, testing, and treatments to a large part of the population including teenagers, men and women. There are many people who are against this organization but there are also many people who thoroughly support everything that Planned Parenthood stands for. Product Planned Parenthood offers many different services to women and men, for men they offer checkups for reproductive or sexual health problems, infertility screening and referral, routine physical exams, vasectomy, and prostate cancer screenings along with many more services. The products and services that are offered for women are much greater and include abortions, birth control, and morning after pill, pregnancy testing, prenatal care, infertility, general health care and screenings, and testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), along with many more services. Pricing Each service offered is priced differently based upon the service...
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...Should Sex Education Be Taught in Schools Laterra Dykes, Nastasia Davis, David Webb, Joy Dobbins BCOM/275 May 29, 2014 Dewayne Acree Sexually active teens are a matter of severe concern in the United States and many other countries. In the past several years many school-based programs have been created for the sole purpose of delaying the beginning of sexual activity. There seems to be a growing compromise that schools can play an important role in providing youth with a knowledge base which may allow them to make knowledgeable decisions and help them shape a healthy lifestyle (St Leger, 1999). The school is the only institution in regular contact with a sizable percentage of the teenage population (Zabin and Hirsch, 1988), with virtually all youth attending it before they initiate sexual risk-taking behavior (Kirby and Coyle, 1997). The idea of sex education is a very controversial subject. Sex education will teach teens about the importance of safe sex. There are two different styles of learning about sex education, which are abstinence and sex education or comprehensive. Comprehensive education discuss abstinence as a choice. Even though, comprehensive sex education teaching abstinence as a choice it still inform the teens about contraception and how to avoid obtaining sexually transmitted diseases. Abstinence education teaches teens about abstinence from sex until marriage. Abstinence education does not discuss but rejects the use of contraception. The difference between...
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...specifically, the federal government has to take action on both abortion and sexual education because of their inter-connectedness. With that said, the focus of my policy is primarily the need for comprehensive sexual education. I work for the American Civil Liberties Union, and within this I am a part of TACL. The point of this group is to focus on civil liberties for students. With the passage of the abstinence only bill in Tennessee, I feel as though my liberties have been taken. I believe that you cannot stop students from doing what is natural by not teaching them about it or teaching them about protection. Studies show that in states with abstinence only education laws, the pregnancy rate is much higher. I want to focus my research on education about safety and reproduction. If no one teaches a student about how to protect him or herself from STIs or pregnancy, the chances of them avoiding this are much smaller. I can see why lawmakers think that if you don’t teach a student about options other than abstinence it will cut down their sexual activity, but with television and media, all students are aware of these activities....
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...where to start. Many of them feel as though they now have to put their lives on hold, change their goals, and learn how to juggle school and motherhood. Many teenage mothers also face depression, both before and after the baby are born; interactions with a depressed mother can make children more susceptible to mental health problems. Many teenagers have limited or no support and some get thrown out of their parent’s homes with nowhere to go. The teenage mother can become very shameful and try to hide the fact that she is pregnant. During the first 3 months of pregnancy; seven out of ten teenage girls do not get prenatal care, see a doctor, or go to a clinic (Taylor, 2010, 11, 12). They are at a greater risk of getting anemia, high blood pressure, placental problems, and pregnancy induced hypertension. The mother (the teen) is not the only one who faces stresses. The baby itself can experience difficulties as well. Things like low birth weights, under developed organs, respiratory and heart problems become more prevalent. More severe concerns take place too; the concern of possible brain damage and retardation become a possibility of low birth weight baby’s. (Unique needs of). These children are also more likely to suffer abuse and neglect than children born to older mothers. The boys of teenage mothers are more likely to be...
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...debate whether contraceptives should be distributed in public schools has been a long and controversial one. With the steady increase of sexual activity among teenagers, it is crucial for young adults to understand that if they participate in the act they should be protected. We can’t stop teenagers from participating in sexual activity, but we can provide them will tools that will allow them to be safe. Many teenagers are interested in engaging in sexual activity and need to be protected. By the age of nineteen, seven out of ten teens engaged in intercourse (Mosher 47). As teenagers become sexually active, more than half don’t use protection. In a survey hosted by Today.com, it was concluded that 52 percent of the respondents do not use protection when having sex. A sexually active teen who does not use a contraceptive has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within a year (Abma 21). The Alan Guttmacher Institution stated 1.2 million teens become pregnant each year (Bender 13). The statistics are shocking to many, and they will continue to grow if teenagers don’t practice safe sex. If public schools distributed contraceptives and students took advantage of it, then there would be a decrease in teen pregnancy rates. On average, teenagers lose their virginity at the age of fifteen (Coffey). Because the majority of these sexually active teens are under the age of 18, many teenagers that are interested in sex are too scared to buy condoms or use birth control in fear that their parents...
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...PREGNANCY: ITS RISKS AND HARM ________________________________________________________________ In Partial Fullment Of The Requirements In English IV F.Bangoy National Highschool Sasa, Davao City ________________________________________________________________ A Research Paper Presented To: Arvin Maturan Genovate English IV Teacher ________________________________________________________________ By: Rhea Lyca Suarez, Angelo Jadloc, May Ann Ganas Jon Boni Podador, Analyn Naquila, Alvin Cabusora John Mark Desierto, Michelle Cabagong, Jovelyn Roxas ________________________________________________________________ December 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS I . CHAPTER 1 Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………………1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….2 Objectives of the Study……………………………………………………………....3 Significance of the Study…………………………………………………………….4 Statement of the Problem……………………………………………………………5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Early Pregnancy…………………………...6 Definition of Terms………………………………………………………………… 7-8 II . CHAPTER 2 Review of Related Literature…………………………………………………….9-10 III. CHAPTER 3 Research Methodology………………………………………………………….11-13 * Research Instruments * Research Procedure * Research Design IV . CHAPTER 4 Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation Data…………………………….14-23 * July 11 World Population Day * Their health and their future * The changing social context * Education Information * Latest Survey Result (Teenage Report) ...
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...I. INTRODUCTION Background Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by removing or taking off the fetus or embryo. It is very dangerous and the risk of killing the victims in progress is high and it will bring after effect. An abortion is ensued due to most teenagers have limited knowledge in sex and without proper safety precaution, unwanted pregnancy might occur. Besides that, taking care of children can be a difficult task for teenagers as they are still students and their parents might choose abortion for their daughters. Moreover, crimes of rape happen in our society increasingly nowadays and this leads to abortion problem among the females. Other than that, the health condition of a pregnant woman/mother could also be one of the factors to cause congenital death of unborn baby or even worse and forced to abort. Statement of the Problem According to the report from Index Mundi towards Malaysia birth rate, the birth rate in the country has declined steadily year by year; one of the reasons would be the rise in the number of abortion. This phenomenon should be viewed with concern and the researchers want to discover the reasons that make women to induce abortion. Abortion is considered illegal in Malaysia (however, there are some exception). Hence it causes many women to delay undergoing abortion and encourages the proliferation of such services to conduct illegal abortions in the black market. There was a report by Kosmo The Star, said...
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...Throughout the ages, teenagers and young adults have suffered from eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. Eating disorders cannot be controlled when it has reached a certain point and could be fatal to the human body. People always blame the media and models for these disorders because the actresses are always so skinny. What people do not know is that eating disorders can be caused by other things rather than the media and models. When people hear that someone suffering from anorexia they automatically think it is because they want to be a model or an actress, when in reality it could be because of emotional reasons. People need to realize that the media is not always the main cause to an eating disorder, they are dangerous to the body, and there are ways to prevent the disorder. Parents of the teens can be a big help to prevent teenagers to obtain such a disorder. Eating disorders are abnormal behaviors dealing with foods which mostly effect high school and college students. These disorders are divided into three categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating which they all are the most difficult mental illness to diagnose or cure. There are a variety of reasons doctors cannot cure or diagnose people with these conditions for the simple fact of people being in denial that they have an eating problem. Studies have shown that depression and eating disorders have a connection so doctors often give patients antidepressants for the use of treating...
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...Among the minors who use the option, most of the studies show that the older teenagers are more likely to use the option compared to their younger counterparts. The utilization of the judicial bypass process is a significant element with most of the minors in states that have parental consent laws using them to obtain abortions. The findings showed that a large number of the minors that use the Judicial bypass procedures to make sure that they can access abortions without much difficulty. It also appears that the incorporation of parental consent laws does not necessary result in increased delays in getting the procedure. For instance nonresident minors who are in their second trimester are more likely to travel to Arkansas because of the accessibility of later term abortion providers. Another interesting issue from the findings is that the legislation of parental consent in a particular state has to be evaluated in relation to those...
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...For Low-Income Women Imagine this – you’re poor and pregnant. Maybe you’re unemployed, having been laid off from your previous job and struggling to pay rent. Maybe you already have three kids to take care of and you cannot afford a fourth. Or maybe you’re still in high school, know nothing about raising a child and don’t know where to turn for help. You know that you can’t afford this baby — you’ve weighed all possible options and the money just aren’t there. You’re barely making it as it as. And so you decide that the only responsible option is to get an abortion. Given how much you make, it seems expensive, but you also know that it will be much cheaper than raising another child. So you begin the planning process. You do some research to find out much an abortion costs in your state. You currently receive federal and state Medicaid so you wonder if your health insurance will cover abortions as well. And then you learn that it’s prohibited, due to the Hyde Amendment, a regulation that restricts all federal funding for funding in Medicaid except in cases of rape and incest. The Hyde Amendment is not a permanent law. It is a “rider” that, in various forms, has been routinely attached to annual appropriations bills since 1976 (just 3 years after Roe versus Wade). That means every year, it can get repealed. But due to the dominant “no public funding for abortions” mantra, every year it gets approved. Having had no luck with the federal government, you check on your state...
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...pregnancies and STDs in the United States. Although many agree that some form of sexual education is needed there are many opinions on what should be taught in schools and at what age. One approach is teaching abstinence only programs compared with teaching young adolescence about sex and contraceptives use and the risks associated with being sexually active. We compare the United States that currently has both the highest teenage pregnancies and STDs among young adolescence compared to other industrialized countries. This examination will show what methods of sexual education has been proven to work and why. Additionally we will examine why other countries have greatly reduced teenage pregnancies and what they are doing that has been effective. There is a significant impact on society and its costing our nation as well as the children of the teenager mothers. (Manlove et al., 2002). The first thing we need to look at is educating teenagers in order to reduce teen pregnancies and STDs. Second we will look at the need to being the discussion of sex at home and educate our children starting as the earliest age possible. Finally we will look at how comprehensive sex education as well as abstinence only programs can greatly reduce the risks associated with teen pregnancies and STDs. The more comprehensive sex education we teach our teenagers the greater we reduce the risks on our society and our future children. We need to teach them about the use of contraceptives as well as...
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...students become sexually active during high school (McKay and Bissel 48). Canadian guidelines describe sexual health education “the process of equipping individuals, couples, families and communities with the information, motivation, and behavioral skills needed to enhance sexual health and avoid negative outcomes” (McKay and Bissel 53). Parents and teachers are the key source of guidance and support for teenagers in regards to sexuality and sexual behavior (McKay and Bissel 50). Comprehensive sexual health education should be mandatory in high school as it can provide students with accurate information from trained professionals regarding pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) and HIV. Both abstinence-focused and comprehensive sexual education programs agree on the fact that abstinence is the safest method for preventing unwanted pregnancy and STI’s. Those in favor of abstinence-focused programs argue that comprehensive sexual health education programs encourage youth to engage in sexual behavior. Abstinencefocused programs stand behind the notion that one should refrain from sexual activity before marriage (Silva 471). Various programs tend to focus more on the aspects of decision-making, self-esteem, and refusal skills (Hoffman and Maynard 405). These programs rarely offer information on practicing safe sex and the different types of contraceptives available. Also, showing some negative impacts on youth’s willingness to use various contraception methods (McKay...
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...Teenage Pregnancy Unit Teenage pregnancy: an overview of the research evidence Introduction In 1999 the government’s ten-year national Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was launched. The main aims of the strategy are to: • Reduce the rate of teenage conceptions with the specific aim of halving the rate of conceptions among under-18s, and to set a firmly established downward trend in the rate of conceptions among under-16s, by 2010 • Increase the participation of teenage parents in education, training and employment to 60% by 2010, to reduce their risk of long-term social exclusion. This briefing presents headline findings from key research relating to teenage pregnancy and parenthood which has emerged (mainly) since the launch of the strategy. The topics covered include research on young people’s sexual behaviour; sources of sex and relationships information; what works in preventing teenage pregnancy; who is at risk of becoming a teenage parent; how to support teenage parents, and many more. It draws on a range of sources including systematic reviews of the effectiveness of prevention and support interventions, national surveys and primary research studies. The emphasis is on the UK and specifically English research. It was compiled by Catherine Dennison, Research Manager supporting the Teenage Pregnancy Unit. Although not representing a systematic or exhaustive search of the published literature, the briefing is intended to be of use to those engaged in implementing the Teenage...
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