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Higher the Bar for Abortion Rights Jessica Hawkins Composition Class Instructor Jodie Brown Due September 29th, 2012 The United States of America should higher the bar for Abortion. A woman should not be allowed to kill her unborn baby under just any circumstance. An estimated 115,000 babies are killed every day due to Abortion Rights. (Loxafamosity Ministries, 2012) Though abortion is illegal in most states it’s still being done. As a country we all need to agree that under certain cases abortion should be considered, but other than that it’s homicide.
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A study in the American Journal of Public Health found that students who attend schools that provide condoms are reporting more safe sex practices during intercourse than students who attend schools without these programs. According to other studies, 66% of females and 68% of males are having sexual intercourse before the age of 18 regardless as to whether they use condoms are not. For those against making condoms available in schools, many feel that even though students may practice safe sex, schools are encouraging young people into being more sexually active. In addition, opponents feel that parents should decide if their teen has access to condoms and schools should not take away this right. Many people against the programs that allow schools to give out condoms feel that instead, there should be more emphasis on sexual education programs to educate students about the dangers and risks of having sex and to promote abstinence.
Over the last several years, an increasing numbers of undocumented children have made critical transitions into adulthood. The uncertainty of how to pay for education is one of the biggest concerns for undocumented students nowadays. Due to the congressional inactivity on immigration, many have been forced to put their lives on hold. In 2012 the Obama Administration implemented the DACA law this gives students hope DACA defers deportations from the U.S. for eligible undocumented young adults, and grants them access to renewable two-year work permits and Social Security Numbers. As of March 2014, 673,417 young people have applied to the program and 553,197 have been approved.
Substance abuse can have devastating effects on both the mother and her unborn child (Effects of drug abuse on pregnant women). Currently there are no states that hold prenatal substance abuse as a criminal act of child abuse and neglect, but many have expanded their civil child warfare requirement to include substance abuse during pregnancy as grounds for terminating parental rights in neglect (American Pregnancy). Alabama is cracking down on substance abuse during pregnancy. Legislatures in Alabama have prosecuted women who expose their children to drugs while pregnant. The
When a teenager feels he or she is ready for sexual intercourse they may be ashamed or afraid of entering a store to purchase contraceptives or condoms and they may fair that if they confront their parent about this, their parents may become disappointed in them or may even become angry with them. So they take the chance of having unprotected sex with their partners. They may feel that because it’s the first time having sex for both partners, they are not unable to contracted any STDS or even conceive a child. Offering condoms in schools helps to educate the students on safe sex practices. It helps them to become more aware of the dangers of unsafe sex, and also help them to make the right sex choices when it comes to sex.
Studies done by Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, prove that by age 16, 17% of girls and 29% of boys have had sexual intercourse. Using a contraceptive during sexual intercourse has been proven to protect against pregnancy and infections in the body. Distributing contraceptives in school will cause kids to become more sexually responsible and aware, lower teen pregnancy rates, and lower teen STDs rates also. Distribution of contraceptives teaches teens who are sexually active, and even those who are not, to have sex responsibly. Contraceptives are not that accessible to teens, so those who are sexually active are having unprotected sex.
Addressing Childhood Obesity Sumera Goodman ENG 122 Sarah McDonald February 13, 2012 Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in our country. It is an important issue and should be taken very seriously, because of its staggering proportion that this threat has reached in the last three decades, changing the society of today, in the United States, resulting unhealthy, inactive younger generations. I have chosen this topic because I realize childhood obesity is a serious public health issue that can be classified as an epidemic. Another reason for choosing the topic is because I have been working with children for the past five years, and plan to continue my work with children in the future, as an elementary teacher. I consider this
If teens were provided condoms by their school many would choose the more responsible choice to use one. Those who are against the distribution of condoms in school, argue that it encourages teenage sexual promiscuity. However that is a misconception because teenagers are very capable of making mature decisions, they just need to be better informed on what options are out there. If condoms were provided by high schools, teens who engage in sexual intercourse would be at a lowered risk of contracting an STD or getting pregnant. Society blames media for teenage promiscuous behavior rather than facing the fact that kids nowadays are becoming increasingly sexually active whether it's something they saw on television or not.