Teen Pregnancy
Giving birth has numerous merits; for instance, it enables and enhances continuity of the species as the old ones die. However, the pregnancy that eventually leads to these births need to be regulated and individuals are supposed to give rise to new young ones once they have attained a legal age; probably above eighteen years which is deemed to be the minimum age for an adult. Teen pregnancy is the pregnancy in a woman who is aged between ten and nineteen years old. In the recent years, the number of young females aged less than eighteen years have been accelerating and has become one of the alarming issues globally (Klein 282). This increase in the rate of teen pregnancy has been particularly large in developing countries. …show more content…
According to statistics, the number of birth rates for women below 19 years is on average 18 percent in sub-Saharan Africa. This area along with Asia and Latin America are owners of the highest number of teen pregnancies (Klein 284). As for developed nations, the highest number of teen pregnancies and abortions is reported in the United States of America. On the mother hand, countries like the Netherlands, Japan, China, and Korea experience the lowest teen pregnancies and abortions despite abortion being free due to the fact that the contraceptives are easily accessible to teens.
Pregnancies among women below the age of eighteen years often have adverse effects. It violates their rights in conjunction with consequences that are life-threatening in the form of reproduction and sexual health and also leads to increased maintenance and development costs for many communities thus making eradication of poverty very difficult (Hoffman and Rebecca n.p.). Evidence from research indicates that the existence of traditional cultures that encourages traditional practices, for instance marrying of young children, are some of the causes of teen …show more content…
However, they do not recognize the impacts that these drugs and alcohol have on their body functioning. Some of the effects of too much drinking and drug use during adolescense are unwanted pregnancy as most of the drunkards and drug users see sex as a way of having fun (Allen et al. 735). This is due to the effect that these substances cause on the teens, especially hindering their ability to think logically. This results in increased chances of engaging in unprotected and unsafe
Giving birth has numerous merits; for instance, it enables and enhances continuity of the species as the old ones die. However, the pregnancy that eventually leads to these births need to be regulated and individuals are supposed to give rise to new young ones once they have attained a legal age; probably above eighteen years which is deemed to be the minimum age for an adult. Teen pregnancy is the pregnancy in a woman who is aged between ten and nineteen years old. In the recent years, the number of young females aged less than eighteen years have been accelerating and has become one of the alarming issues globally (Klein 282). This increase in the rate of teen pregnancy has been particularly large in developing countries. …show more content…
According to statistics, the number of birth rates for women below 19 years is on average 18 percent in sub-Saharan Africa. This area along with Asia and Latin America are owners of the highest number of teen pregnancies (Klein 284). As for developed nations, the highest number of teen pregnancies and abortions is reported in the United States of America. On the mother hand, countries like the Netherlands, Japan, China, and Korea experience the lowest teen pregnancies and abortions despite abortion being free due to the fact that the contraceptives are easily accessible to teens.
Pregnancies among women below the age of eighteen years often have adverse effects. It violates their rights in conjunction with consequences that are life-threatening in the form of reproduction and sexual health and also leads to increased maintenance and development costs for many communities thus making eradication of poverty very difficult (Hoffman and Rebecca n.p.). Evidence from research indicates that the existence of traditional cultures that encourages traditional practices, for instance marrying of young children, are some of the causes of teen …show more content…
However, they do not recognize the impacts that these drugs and alcohol have on their body functioning. Some of the effects of too much drinking and drug use during adolescense are unwanted pregnancy as most of the drunkards and drug users see sex as a way of having fun (Allen et al. 735). This is due to the effect that these substances cause on the teens, especially hindering their ability to think logically. This results in increased chances of engaging in unprotected and unsafe