through a series of antics and missteps (wikipedia.org).” then, reality kicked in. Being a teen mom is very demanding and difficult at times, especially when it comes with an unplanned pregnancy as a teen. The difficulties it came with social, mental, and emotional feelings by the sudden change in the course of life. In addition, I had to take on many more responsibilities. However, with an unplanned pregnancy I had to give up many things in order to be a parent. As a result, becoming a parent introduce
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Teen Pregnancy in America Teen pregnancy is a growing problem not only in the United States but worldwide. The United States as the highest teen pregnancy rate. Teen Pregnancy occurs due to a number of reasons. One reason is teen sometime are not educated or to young to understand the consequences of being pregnant as a teen. Many teens needs to be educated before they become pregnant not after the fact. Most pregnancies are unplanned, according to Trussell (1988)”out of every teen women age
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strict scrutiny (en.m.wikipedia.org). Unwanted pregnancies can be very stressful for women. According to Socialist worker, women have the right to control their own bodies and reproductive lives (socialistworker.org). Therefore, I am pro-choice. Abortion is growing rapidly in America amongst women and their right to reproduce children, however women should have the right to choose to get an abortion for many reasons such as a medical condition, teen pregnancy, and rape. Women that are faced with
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Weiss, Josie A. "Preventing teen pregnancy by avoiding risk exposure." American Journal of Health Studies Fall 2010: 202+. Academic OneFile. Web. 16 May 2013. This site gave information on a theory of what adolescent girls think about teen pregnancy. The purpose is to promote a healthy future for these girls by doing research, giving point of view perspective, and highlighting future goals as oppose to teen pregnancy. It gives me the “why” of teen pregnancy and “how” teen girls are pressured and
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Unit 2 DB RE: Teen Pregnancy Teen Pregnancy Growing up Too Fast by people Magazine. Between the ages of 15-19 females tend to get pregnant each year. One of the youngest pop teens found out she was pregnant at the age 16 Jamie Lynn Spears (sister of Britney Spears). Once America was aware that this, they soon realized she wasn’t the only one that was 16 and pregnant. There over 790 thousand girls between the ages of 15 through 20 who are going through the same situation as the rest of these
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sex education programs in schools do not put an emphasis on abstinence and encourages children to have sexual intercourse. Sex education in public schools has been a controversial issue in the United States for over a decade. With the HIV and teen pregnancy crises growing, sex education is needed. Sex education classes can prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Sexually transmitted diseases are also called STD’s which are infectious diseases that spread from person to person through intimate contact
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decade or two, it was stigmatized against due to religious and personal beliefs. The rates of contraceptive use are at an all time high, in a study specifically for the first time a teen would use birth control to have intercourse has raised up from 42% in 1982, to 79% in 2011-2012. Today I believe they're even more teens who utilize contraceptives, due to its cheap and easy accessibility. In an article about publicly funded family planning services stated that “In 2014, an estimated 4.7 million women
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honest with their child when discussing this issue.” (Schaalma Herman, 2004, 259-269) How do they approach their child and bring up the subject of sex? Once they are engaged in discussion, how to begin talking about topics like masturbation, teen pregnancy, birth control, and STD’s. These subjects could be intimidating for some parents. First, masturbation, what does the child knows about this practice. For many, they see it as something disgusting that old men and perverts do. How do they
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Family Demographic Shifts and Their Policy Implications Changing Patterns: Since the 1960s, the structure of the average American family has become increasingly unstable as a result of major demographic changes. Marriage rates have fallen over the last few decades while divorce rates have remained high. At the same time, the percent of non-marital births in the U.S. has risen steadily, from approximately 5% in 1960 to 41% in 2011. In addition to this instability, family structures are becoming
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National rates on teen pregnancy: Half of girls who had children before age 18 graduate from high school, and less than 2% earn a college degree by the time they're 30. All babies are a blessing, of course, as I have often told those girls in my classes who are about to deliver. At that point, it's too late for me to tell them that I wish they had waited until they were older, finished with their education and ready to give that child all he or she deserves. I am all for doing whatever it takes
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