Amy is a vivacious and beautiful 15-year-old sophomore at Happy Valley High, who is planning on attending college to become a doctor. Meanwhile, she meets Thomas a 19-year-old factory worker looking to have fun before he decides to settle down. Eventually, through a series of phone calls and texts, Amy agrees to have sex with Thomas; however, Thomas refuses to use birth control and Amy ends up pregnant. This fictional story has a strong basis in reality as Amy’s pregnancy would detract from her future plans and dreams, while Thomas faces possible statutory rape charges or raising a child. Due to these types of incidents, there are groups stating that the age of consent requires lowering so that teenagers will stop being punished for consensual sex since they persist in having intercourse anyway. However, stories and statistics that show that teens under the age of eighteen fail to recognize long-term consequences of sexual liaisons.
