The birth rate among teen girls has dropped 67% since 1991, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Although the rates have dropped, teen pregnancy still continues to be a significant problem in our society. Many young women are being robbed of their chance to continuing their education since their responsibility is to take care of their young newborn. One idea to solve this problem of teenage pregnancy is instituting Planned Parenthood in schools to provide teens with contraception. While this may decrease the number of teenage pregnancies, it may also influence students to engage in premarital sex since the means to do that safely is now available at no cost. Although it is proposed that Planned Parenthood is trying to prevent teen pregnancy and STDs(Sexaually Transmitted Diseases), the Catholic Church teaches that the best form of prevention is abstinence. Therefore an alternative to the Planned Parenthood program could be an abstinence class taught in school.
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Students will be able to obtain contraception at no cost, causing many of those who do not have the means to afford this option, to easily obtain this form of birth control. This could cause an overabundance of students choosing to have sexual relations. Additionally, what happens when these forms of contraception do not work? For instance, according to Planned Parenthood, “9 out of 100 pill users get pregnant each year.”. On the other hand, it is proven that, as taught by the Catholic Church, abstinence is the best form of pregnancy and STD prevention. If students are not taking part in sexual activities, there is an absolute zero chance of becoming pregnant or contracting STDs. The Palo Alto Medical Foundation website states,”Abstinence is the only 100 percent guarantee of protection against pregnancy and is the best way to protect yourself from being infected with a
Students will be able to obtain contraception at no cost, causing many of those who do not have the means to afford this option, to easily obtain this form of birth control. This could cause an overabundance of students choosing to have sexual relations. Additionally, what happens when these forms of contraception do not work? For instance, according to Planned Parenthood, “9 out of 100 pill users get pregnant each year.”. On the other hand, it is proven that, as taught by the Catholic Church, abstinence is the best form of pregnancy and STD prevention. If students are not taking part in sexual activities, there is an absolute zero chance of becoming pregnant or contracting STDs. The Palo Alto Medical Foundation website states,”Abstinence is the only 100 percent guarantee of protection against pregnancy and is the best way to protect yourself from being infected with a