I believe the rate of teen pregnancies is on the rise because of two main things. Teens believe conception is rare, and teens almost never anticipate intercourse; therefore they do not use contraceptives. I think schools should make sex-education available to all students age 15 and above. Schools should also make free condoms available in bathroom vending machines, or by guidance counselors. Having condoms available encourages safe sex, and decreases the incidence of STD’s and teen pregnancies.
Intro: (1).Today, in every state teenagers that are sexually active can get contraceptives to protect themselves against unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. (2) Most teens use protection also called contraceptives even if they can't talk about sex with their parents. But some states want to take away teens' ability to protect themselves. They want to prevent sexually active teenagers from getting birth control unless they first tell their parents. (3) Some people say that allowing teenagers to get contraceptives without first telling a parent encourages them to become sexually active and that requiring teenagers to tell their parents before they get birth control would stop sexual activity but research says teenagers don’t become sexually active if they can obtain contraceptives.
By letting teens try and figure out sex on their own only increases the risk of STDs and pregnancy. Not being informed is worse than being informed and knowing the safest way to approach the situation. Through Jane Friedman’s article “Do abstinence-only programs discourage teen sex” on CQ Researcher, one can learn that the sexual debate should be given to the comprehensive sexual education side. There are too many problems with the abstinence-only program and almost every argument on their side can be argued. Comprehensive sexual education is the best way to reduce the number of STD’s and teen pregnancy in the United
The choice on whether or not a girl should be able to get birth control or not should be up to her. Having or not having a contraceptive will not stop a teen that may want to have sex. Teenage girls are entitled to their bodies. Preventing a girl from receiving birth control could potentially worsen the situation. A
Teen-Parent Communication About Sex When young people feel unconnected at home, family, and school, they may become involved in activities that put their health at risk. However, when parents affirm the values of their children, young people often develop positive, healthy attitudes about themselves, therefore delaying in sexual activity. The writer’s purpose(s) for writing these articles is because risky teen behavior is on the rise, and what are parents and families doing/not doing to promote safe behavior? I chose these articles because I am a teen parent, and I feel that if I had been able to have “the talk” sooner, more in depth, and more often, that it may have prevented my pregnancy. Teen Sexuality’s research showed a few things: Adolescents who stated that they were connected with their parents were more likely than other teens to delay sexual intercourse.
Which comes in, why kids shouldn’t be try as an adult. Most of us teens act pretty much like kids when were still 15-17 years old. In Adam Liptak’s article “Supreme Court to Rule on Executing Young Killers” published in The New York Times quotes “And jurors may not necessarily accept expert testimony concerning recent research showing that the adolescent brain is not fully developed”. Jurors have to accept the fact that teens brains aren’t develop and still may act like little kids. Also the fact that teens are so rough towards one another there brains aren’t thinking on what can happen if there physical towards people violently.
Valerie isn’t against plastic surgery in any way, but she doesn’t think that adolescents have the ability to choose if they should have a plastic surgery. And how should they be able to? They aren’t even done developing physically, Valerie Ulene suggests. She also points out the fact that studies haven’t shown anything about teens getting better self-esteem or a better image of the overall body image from a plastic surgery. The fact that teens change their decision from day to day is also a reason why teens shouldn’t be able to choose a plastic surgery.
The Joe Camel character, it said, is not aimed at children, but 35-year-olds. “Kids recognize a lot of advertising directed to their parents”, said Peggy Carter, a company spokeswoman. It does not mean that they go out and use the products.” In addition, defenders of the company say the Surgeon General’s demand infringes on the company’s right to free commercial speech, it legal protection from censorship. Peart (1993). Advertisers often use sex or sexual content in advertising campaigns.
Many parents claim that the advertisements should only be shown in adult magazines, not for example in television papers, to which children also have access. Furthermore, they hope the tobacco companies will cease to promote the coolness of cigarettes and allow children to be aware of the dangers caused by smoking. Not only children are affected by the health risks due to smoking. Unfortunately, even adult smokers do not see the health problems such as lung cancer or heart attacks, which may result from years of smoking. Children start to be cool and soon become addicts.
Practicing abstinence may be the most utterly method for minimizing this rate, but it’s an irrational method. It would not educate them on the life changing risks correlated with sexual intercourse. Providing a clear and precise curriculum in sex education focussed on career goals, sexually transmitted diseases, healthy relationships, the results of being a young parent, and facts on contraceptives would be most beneficial. Educating minors on how sexual activity at a young age can drastically change their lives would greatly impact the reduction of teen pregnancy. Teen pregnancy proceeds as a major issue with more than half of all teenagers in the United States stating that they had participated in sexual intercourse at least one point before high school ended.