Causes of Teen Pregnancy Essay

Many sexually active teens are not fully educated on the dangers of unprotected sex. Instead, they are told that abstinence is the only option for teens. This method of sexual education leads to more teen pregnancy over comprehensive sexual education. When comparing the abstinence only versus comprehensive sex education, comprehensive sex education was associated with a 50% lower teen pregnancy risk (“National”). In Illinois alone, 22,660 teenage women between the ages of fifteen and nineteen…

Having unprotected sex can cause unplanned pregnancies. There are many problems that can come with unplanned pregnancies especially if you are not financially prepared and do not have loved ones who are there to support you. If you are alone through your pregnancy then it will be very hard if you are not a very strong woman in the first place. You will end up starting your life earlier than you should since you now have someone other than yourself to take care of. You will have to mature and…

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…

As the years go on teens seem to be getting into all sorts of trouble. Experimenting with drugs, dealing with bullying, discovering depression. Anxiety and sex. Teenage pregnancy isn 't just a thing in a far away place. It has became a grim reality that strikes the homes of thousands. Certain factors can play a large part in the way teens handle sexual situations with another person. Things such as race, ethnicity and economics may be a reason why more girls of one side of the track may seem to…

Teen Sex has become an issue in today’s society for years to come. An issue that is creating problems in the homes of these families because in most cases the teens end up pregnant and still being at home with legal guardians. This is relevant to the field of sociology because it can cause some type of conflict within the home of these teenagers. Teen Sex is the dependent variable and seeing how others attitudes towards it is very interesting because most people do not see a problem with it and…

parenthood have and will continue to expand. If a woman chooses to be active sexually she should take personal precautions instead of relying soling on their partner. Many societal and personal issues such as sexually active women with unplanned pregnancies,…

Thesis Statement: Although it encourages an early start of sexual activity, condoms should be more accessible to teens because it promotes the practice of safe sex at an early age, it will help avert teenage sexual transmitted infections/ diseases, it will help lower and prevent teenage pregnancy rate from rising. Paragraph II A. To begin with I believe condoms should be more accessible to teens because it encourages and educates the youth on the practice of safe sex at an early age. 1.…

abortions cause psychological damage to the female (Russo, 2014). Abstinence-Only Sex Education The idea behind this solution is to teach children sex education that places a premium on refraining from having sex until after marriage. Behind this policy is the idea that teaching children…

Should Teens Be Allowed to Purchase Contraceptives Without Parental Consent? Three in ten teen American girls will get pregnant by the age of twenty which is approximately about 750,000 teen pregnancies every year, and one in four teens contract a sexually transmitted disease every year. With this being said there is a huge debate on whether teens should be allowed to purchase contraceptives without parental consent. Teens should be allowed to purchase these contraceptives due to the fact…

This research discusses how teens who have the same backgrounds make very different choices when it comes to avoiding teen pregnancy. The research will take a deeper look on if the teen circumstances are the same, then why are 1 out 3 girls get pregnant and others avoid pregnancy. The research done is through qualitative-quantitative methods. The quantitative study design was a neighbor case control design. The focus groups had 6 to 8 girls in each group ranging from middle school to high…