Teenage Pregnancy In New Orleans

The Real Problem of Teen Pregnancy in New Orleans In the past decade, people have been more oblivious to teen pregnancy. They act as if teen pregnancy is normal. This is very hard to accept by others, because the scene of a young girl or a young boy desperately pleading to get an opportunity to undo the "mistake" they have made upon themselves and their future. This is completely opposite of how people choose to carelessly accept the truth of how teen pregnancy affects others nationally, and most importantly, locally. First and foremost, teen pregnancy in the U.S., especially in the city of New Orleans, is one of the main factors that is a major discouragement to teens who are academically driven and highly capable of having a successful …show more content…
The Louisiana House of Legislature defects many bills regarding teen pregnancy. For example, in New Orleans, the government policy regarding sexual education in schools are due to school administrators not being allowed to teach sex ed to youth under the age of 7, since they do not reach their highest maturity level in order to be taught about such a serious matter . For example, experts from Believe in Nola have various programs aiming towards 2,000 children who have never been taught about the proper lessons in sexual education and help them. This is done by providing them with important information to make them understand the major effects of being a teenage mother or father. This program aims toward helping the youth understand the importance of being a teenage parent and giving them the information on how to keep themselves safe from sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies. Yet, with such a helpful program, Ms. Brittany McBride, who is a coordinator for the program, also states while the program has been running for the last five years, the grant they have received will be expired. However, towards the end of the year, the grant must be renewed if the organization wants to continue …show more content…
One of these problems is the high rate of teen pregnancy. Young girls are not being inform enough to fully understand the situation that they might embark on they decide to have unprotected sex. This leads to the teen mother dropping out of school and not being able to provide their children with the proper care. For many of these teens, the policy and limited support are not enough, which is why there should be other ways which these teens can receive the help they