Birth control could also possibly reduce the pregnancy rate among young teens. In today’s society, the rate of teen-child births is steadily increasing. Also, allowing a girl to get her own birth control shows a sign of responsibility and maturity. She is taking the situation into her own hands. The choice on whether or not a girl should be able to get birth control or not should be up to her.
Even a pro-choice individual’s views quickly change toward abortion and exactly how legally available it should be when the same woman gets pregnant and aborts her child more than once. These types of advances all seem to be a good idea but they all have complications and loopholes which those of our modern society will take advantage of. If only the world could be perfect, then women would not have to rely on others to help them accomplish something that should come naturally. If only all surrogate mothers were respectful, and follow through with an agreement, then there could be accommodating alternatives for those less
While the negative consequences of teenage pregnancy are felt most by young women and their children, it is important that strategies to reduce teenage pregnancy also impact on young men's attitudes and behavior. Teenage pregnancy is a complex issue, affected by young people's knowledge about sex and relationships and their access to advice and support; and influenced by aspirations, educational attainment, parental, cultural and peer influences and levels of emotional well-being. Pregnancy options- If you are pregnant, you have three options. First, you can stay pregnant and become a parent, with or without the support of the other parent. Second, you can carry the pregnancy to term (when the baby is ready to be born), and then give the baby up for adoption.
It was her mistake, so she is going to take on her responsibility, and be a great parent for her unborn child. She said, “If it was my choice i would have got pregnant after college” (Duval). Luckily, her boyfriend, her family and friends were unexpectedly supportive of this major change in Harley’s life. Everyone preached to Harley about how tough it would be with having a baby, she didn’t think anything of it. The only worry in their minds was Harley and her junior year of high school; hoping and expecting she would finish
Now that’s growing up without a childhood. Jane Smiley seems like a great parent who cares about her children but to allow her daughters to put on makeup even entering their teenage years just isn’t right. Her girls where prematurely growing up, where behaving beyond their age, and with their only priority being beautiful at all times it seem to help them in the long run. As they burned off the “Barbie stage” and grew into more important things down their lives. Like for example Smiley talks about her older daughter, “Now she is planning to graduate school and law school and become an expert on woman’s health issues, perhaps adolescent health issues like anorexia and bulimia” (377).
An unexpected pregnancy as a teen can be a devastating occurrence. It might change the entire course of his or her life to discover they are about to become parents. That is why it is so important for teens that are sexually active to learn the basics about having safe sex and protecting themselves from STDs and unintended teen pregnancy. I think that it is a good idea to offer young teens the different birth control options available such as the commonly known birth control pills or condoms. Also, today we have other options like the birth control patch, Depo-Provera (shot), female condoms, and IUD’s (inter-uterine device) to help lower and prevent teen pregnancy and the spread of
I would definitely talk to her about his age and the fact that he is three years older than she and try to explain her mother’s anxieties. Older boys do seem to practice pressure when dating younger girls and she needs to be made aware of these statics. Also teen pregnancy is a very big worry factor for parents. If this should occur, it not only affects the teen’s life but all who are connected to her. There would big decisions to make about the child, school and future
SOWK 505-FALL 2012 Assignment #1 Dominique Bush October 1, 2012 Tosha Sweets What Makes Teens Tick Many parents go through a time of misunderstanding and deliberate disobedience with their teenage child, however many do not understand the reasons behind the repetitive actions. The article titled, “What Makes Teens Tick” written by Claudia Wallis had many scientific points as to what the teens are affected by during the time of adolescent maturation and growth. A major project that the article focused on was the imaging of teen brains with a focus on several twin brains. Seeing the difference in exposures in addition to the normal development was a great insight to see how different parts of the brain operate. Another topic that is widely discussed and possibly links too many disorders such as ADHD and or Autisms is pruning of the brain.
Youth Culture is summed up by the beliefs, behavior, styles, and interests of adolescents. Youth culture also has a huge impact on today’s society, and affects many teen girls today. Sociologists have discovered a uniquely American disease that they call “affluenza.” This term refers to the stress and related disorders that develop from Americans need to constantly spend money on materials and possessions to better self-improvement. To be considered ‘pretty’ you have to be a tall white woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. “I am on this stage because I am a pretty, white woman, and in my industry we call that a sexy girl,” says Cameron Russel on her Ted Talk.
The young girl went on to explain how practicing safe sex will help lower the rate of STDs and prevent unwanted pregnancies. Knox faced many discouragements from the school officials, however her primary goal remained the same and that was to reach the teens about practicing safe sex. “We decided sex education was going to be our issue because we all knew somebody who had been touched by the high rates of STDs and teen pregnancy (873)” This is why I chose this topic because everybody can relate to this subject. I’ve known people who have had life changing experiences so young, while in high school my cousin became pregnant; I had numerous friends who had been touched by the high rates of STDs, and others who have had many abortions due to the lack of comprehensive sex education. “I think that God wants you to question, “Knox said.