Negative Effects of Teen Pregnancy Essay

of teenage pregnancy, it is still a huge ongoing problem that needs to be resolved. Unprotected sex frequently leads to serious health concerns and consequences because schools are not educating young people, who are most affected by this issue. To resolve this on-going issue of risky sexual behaviors, programs are being implemented in high schools to provide students with information about how to be safe while engaging in sexual activity and how to avoid STIs and unintended pregnancies.…

Unintended pregnancy is a problem that has faced generations of young people. It is estimated that 750,000 young girls from the ages of 15-19 get pregnant each year. These statistics fall heaviest among young women of African American or Hispanic descent.(Johnson, Nshom, Nye & Cohall, 2009). This is a very large problem that faces this nation’s young women. In many cases pregnant teens will not finish school and in turn don’t bring home a great salary which can lead to depression and anxiety.…

Abuse report, there are many health risks involved when smoking marijuana, it is said it effects short term memory, cognitive functions, and coordination and balance, and in large does users can experience acute psychosis. Marijuana has negative effects on learning, memory and attention. Not only its adverse on brain functions but users can experience respiratory problems. Marijuana has a negative effect on wellbeing increases the risk of depression and anxiety. Someone who smokes daily…

basis. These concerns include teen pregnancy, welfare, and the effects on children of single mothers. The topic of single mothering is of major concern to many people. Single parents are often the target of blame for issues ranging from child delinquency to gang violence and increased teen pregnancy. About twenty percent of female teens have a child. It is almost an even split with teen parents coming from a single family home or a married parent home. The children of teen parents are more…

In the United States more than half of all pregnancies are unintended. Unintended pregnancy is when it is either untimed or unwanted. If a woman wanted to become pregnant in the future but not at the moment she became pregnant it’s untimed but if she didn’t want to become pregnant at any time in the near future or at the time it is unwanted. According to the National Survey of Family Growth of 2006-2008, 29% of pregnancies were untimed, 19% were unwanted and of these 43% ended in abortion. (Moss…

woman later regret the decision she has made, but this abortion will take a serious toll on her as well, both mentally and physically. Regardless, at what stage of pregnancy is abortion no longer considered “okay”? When the fetus has eyes? Or hands? Or little toes? Considering 88.7% of abortions happen at the twelfth week of pregnancy, the fetus already has most of these characteristics. So I ask again,…

The film Grease displays multiple issues that are common during the adolescent stage of development. Grease is a film regarding two 1950s teenagers who fell in for each other over the summer, who each consist opposite identities. Danny Zuko seems to have two separate sides to himself, as the girl he met over the summer Sandy Olsson who later attends Danny’s high school, did not witness Danny’s “greaser side.” This greaser side is the result of social influences of his friend group at school,…

preventing sexually transmitted diseases during vaginal, oral, or anal intercourse. They are also effective in preventing pregnancy. Abstaining abstinence is an excellent way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy, however, it is not the only alternative. Condoms can give you the same benefits as abstinence when it comes to the preventions of STD’s or pregnancy. They are just as great for peole who may not neccessairly want to wait for marriage to have sexual intercourse or…

There is a desperate need for stress management among teens because stress leads to depression, can result in behavior changes, and affects the quality of life. One effect of stress can cause major depression within teen girls and boys. Teen depression is not just a feeling of sorrow or being upset all the time; it is more than that. Depression within teens causes major downfalls in life which lead to teenage drug and alcohol abuse, violence, pregnancy, and suicide. School is a major cause of…

Social media defined by the Oxford Dictionary is websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Social media has negative and positive impacts, however, it can be detrimental towards the young generation. Social media is an easy platform for online predators to target youths, and it can also give an unrealistic idea of the consumption of alcohol and drugs. However, social media can help the emotional wellbeing of youths.…