A case study is examined to illustrate possible approaches to care and personal reflections of the author will be shared regarding issues of teenage pregnancy. In 2009 almost 410,000 infants were born to United States teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19. Nearly two-thirds of births to women younger than 18 and more than half of those among 18 and 19-year-olds were a result of unintended pregnancies (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). This represents a teen birth rate as much as nine times greater than other developed countries and is especially high among black and Hispanic teens in southern states (Vital signs: teen pregnancy, 2011). Those at highest risk of teen pregnancy are girls from single parent homes, families with low socioeconomic status, and girls with a sister who became pregnant as a teenager (Talashek, Alba, & Patel, 2006).
His article also points out that through different studies concluded in different countries, that women who get breast implants commit suicide at a much higher rate than women without those procedures, even so you(can’t use “you”) could say that women who undergo those procedures are already depressed to a certain level before the procedure. He states that only 3% to 14% of women who have breast reductions are unsatisfied afterwards, but for many other procedures the results are mixed. Cloud (2009) compares people who had face lift procedures done by age and
How would you feel being the mother of a child who was told that they only have mere months to live? This was the case for the mother of 2, Cheri O'Connell. Her younger daughter was suffering from over 20,000 seizers a year, this equated to roughly 60 per day. The debilitating effects of epilepsy had reached a bitter end on young Tara and her body couldn’t take much more. After hundreds of trailed and failed pharmaceutical drugs they resulted to using a controversial medication – Cannabis Oil.
Encouraging individuals to make healthy choices may have some impact, but because of the magnitude of the issue according to Purcell (2010), it is insignificant. While the study does not underestimate the importance of lifestyle self-management, but it does argue that at this point of the crisis it is not sufficient, when children’s health is in jeopardy. Purcell (2010) claims that by sustaining a traditional liberal approach of the public - private divide, legal obligations of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child are neglected. This study provides moral and political challenges about childhood obesity by exploring limitations of existing political and health responses to this health issue. Results of this study provide some excellent insights regarding the importance of recognizing the need to change the current approach to childhood obesity; however, Purcell’s argument fails to be persuasive for several reasons: she makes assumption that most North American children eat fast food and spend a lot of time involved in sedentary activities, thus they are obese; believes parents are educated about unhealthy foods but struggle to provide healthier food choices for their children due to many reasons; and
For anyone who is knowledgeable in the slightest about drug trial procedures, you may need to wait years to be approved to test on primates with some drugs, however, these drugs are being thrown at hundreds of thousands of children each year. I think attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may exist, but with a significantly lower prevalence than is currently reported. In my absolute, honest opinion, the vast majority of those that “suffer” from ADHD are more likely to be dealing with significant behavioral issues with an underlying cause lying outside any perceived mental disorder. There was a study released in 2011 that stated that children from low-income families were approximately 40% more likely to
* Honig v. Doe (1988) – This case basically prevents a disabled student from being expelled for more than ten days or without parental or other legal means if the incident is part of the disability. Legislation That Leveled the Playing Field Not all of the advances for disability rights came from lawsuits. The government has been proactive in the equalization of societal and educational goals for disabled people. I found the data gathered (Hardman 2011, et al) coving the major laws passed: * Public Law 93-112, Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504 (1973) – This law basically prevents a person that is disabled form being discriminated by any one that receive federal
(11 Facts About Teen Pregnancy) The affects birth control or the lack of has on the United States economy. Diapers might be expensive, but that’s nothing compared to what it is costing the United States each year. Teen pregnancy and childbirth cost taxpayers in the U.S. an estimated $9 billion, approximately $6 billion in lost tax revenue and nearly $3 billion in public expenditures each year. (11 Facts About Teen
According to WebMD, the top 6 reasons people abort in the United States are birth control failure, inability to support a child, unwanted pregnancy, to prevent the birth of a child with birth defects, rape or incest, or physical and/or conditions that endanger the women’s health. Even though many of these reasons may be considered valid, there are other ways to solve the problem of an unwanted pregnancy. One way to solve this problem is by adoption. The National Survey of Family Growth estimates that 14,000 babies were voluntarily relinquished for adoption in the United States. There are more couples waiting to adopt a child than abortions performed in the United States.
When people argue that they do not want their tax dollars paying for “murder”, would they rather have their health insurance pay for it instead? 9 out of 10 managed health care plans routinely cover abortion or provide limited coverage (“Abortion Facts”). In the past, abortions have not always been legal. In 1971, The U.S. Supreme
This evidence proves that elder abuse is increasing in Canada. “For those over 65, 47 out of every 100,000 women were violently assaulted by a family member, according to 2005 statistics. For men over the age of 65, the figure was 36 cases per 100,000” (Walsh et al., 2011, p.20). This evidence demonstrates that more senior women are being abused than senior men. The most common perpetrators of elder abuse were “adult children (15 per 100,000 cases) or a current or former spouse (13 per 100,000)” in 2009 (Walsh et al., 2011, p.20).