I believe that it is important that we make these contraceptives available for teens. I think it may be a good idea to have some form of birth control that is free for those who can’t afford it. Some clinics provide birth control to teens without the consent of a parent, this may be a good thing because many teens are afraid to talk to their parents about sex and birth control. Many teenagers today are very sexually active and take the risk that comes with sexual intercourse. Education is our number one source in getting sexual information out to the teenagers.
Like say you had parents that had a different view on birth control like most parents and went against it, the teenager might feel as if they were going against his/her parents and wouldn’t get what they needed. This goes along with being disowned by family because of your choice. If a teen has sex, don’t you think they should have access to the proper protection with or without parent consent? Teenagers don’t have that sense of comfort in talking to their parents about sex because some feel as if it’s awkward, weird or as if their parents will get mad or judge them. If your child wants to protect themselves whether it’s from getting pregnant or whatever it may be, why stop them.
Many teenagers are going to be sexually active regardless, and this model simply doesn’t accommodate to this fact or even acknowledge it. Students of today need a sexual education model that will provide them with the tools they need to be safe and healthy, and abstinence-only just isn’t it. Students are missing out on valuable education that could possibly prevent an unwanted pregnancy or deadly STD. Clearly, something needs to be changed about
You cannot expect to send a 16 year old to college and still have full control over their curfew and monitor their social life. Of course, along with drinking comes sexual promiscuity. STD’s, or sexually transmitted diseases, are also at epidemic proportions. American teenagers have more pregnancies, births, and abortions than youngsters in any other Western Industrialized country. One-third of young US girls, about 820,000, become pregnant before they turn 20 (80% are unmarried) and 4 million American teens contract an STD each year.
Yet I believe that this book, “The Chocolate War” by Robert Cormier, should be kept in schools to be read by teenagers. Many people believe that this book should be banned for the fact that it talks about bullying and violence. In a couple parts of the story, Jerry is beaten up. There are also multiple parts where the Vigils or Janza bully a kid. But that isn’t so bad that we should ban it.
Many children who do not have FAS or FAE, but who were exposed to alcohol prenataly - can still suffer from one or more symptoms of FAS. We also can bring evidence that mothers who were drinking during pregnancy may find behavioural and socio-emotional problems in their children(not only in childhood)(O’Connor, M.J., 2001.). One of many dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy is spontaneous abortion risk (highest risk is in 1st trimester), we looked at Kesmodel et al. (2002) study and his look on previous studies - to support this statement. However there are some inconsistencies with this area of research.
Due to the influences of the media teens believe it is ok to have lots of sex without taking proper precautions. There are many teens who do not even know the dangers that sex brings. Unprotected sex can lead to unplanned pregnancies, STD’s and HIV. While all of these effects of unprotected sex are bad, HIV is one that is increasing the most each day. HIV is a disease that is sweeping the nation due to multiple partners and unprotected sex.
Teen minorities are considered to be rated amongst those who are highly likely to get pregnant in Massachusetts. Amongst these minorities Hispanic teens exceed all other minority groups. This was not always the case it shows that African Americans in the early 90’s were even higher than Hispanic but their numbers have since dropped. Many teens that have got pregnant are not as likely to graduate from high school, and often drop out. They are more prone to catch sexually transmitted disease and have a high chance of not succeeding in adulthood.
Teens, Television, and Toddlers Today in America, an average of three in ten girls become pregnant by age twenty (McKinnell 41). Adolescents are the future to the United States, therefore it is important for teenagers to make good decisions. However, premarital sex has become a negative, but popular choice that can lead to teenage pregnancy, which prevents teenagers from living the easiest and most stress free life. The teenage pregnancy rate in the United States increased in 2006 for the first time in fifteen years and now the United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the world (McKinnell 41). Although there are many factors that could have contributed to the increase in teenage pregnancy, the media plays a huge role.
Approximately 62 million women are with their child-bearing years in the United States. Ten percent of who are under nineteen. Meanwhile only six percent of women, whom are on any form of birth control, get pregnant while on a contraceptive. With the numerous amounts of teens openly having sex, birth control should be much needed. The rate of teen pregnancy is high, as you can see in mainstream America.