movie hit the theaters. The story captures the ups and downs of teen pregnancy and was a surprising hit. This film, Juno, has been called, “a sharp-edged, sweet-centred, warm-hearted coming-of-age movie that’s always just that little bit smarter than you think it is,” by Andrew Male (n.d., para. 9). It is directed by Jason Reitman and was released in 2007. From the start, it brought a fresh twist to the idea of teen pregnancy. According to The New York Times, Juno could be compared to the…
be more likely to choose to be in a safe environment where there is specific training in which the physicians are licensed and legally bound to guarantee knowledge in the matter. To further protect state laws the federal government broke up the pregnancy into three 12-week trimesters. This was done to protect the states’ law of potential human life. In the first trimester, the Supreme Court ruled that the state cannot regulate abortion beyond requiring that the abortion be conducted by a…
Teen pregnancy has been an issue in the United States for many years already. Teens need a good amount of information about abstinence, condoms, and contraception in order to protect themselves from unintended pregnancy. Empowering young women about themselves and their future would have them reflect on the decisions they make. These days, social media has a lot to do with exposing girl’s bodies at a young age. That is why we need to inform and talk to young woman about unwanted pregnancy and…
Adolescent pregnancy and childbirth is an important public health issue with many potential negative consequences that can have lifelong effects on both the mother and child. Women who become pregnant during their teenage years are less likely to seek regular prenatal care and are at an increased risk for medical complications, such as anemia, hypertension, and premature labor (Williams, 2015). Globally, in girls ages 15-19 years old, complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the…
generations pass have an effect on today’s youth and their sex education class. In the film, The Education of Shelby Knox, gay rights, abstinence until marriage, teen pregnancy, and safe sex are all issues discussed. From this we understand that there is a vast range of topics deliberated when…
for legal abortion without a court’s decision throughout all nine months of pregnancy. Having an abortion is never an easy decision, no court should be allowed to tell a woman she must go through counseling or court hearings before having…
Many believe parents do not sufficiently educate their children about the topics of parenting and sex education and feel that schools need to provide teens with training for adulthood and having it mandatory to complete parenting classes. Having such classes and also being required to take a sex education class would help students realize the importance of sex education and being properly trained for parenthood. Parents often believe sexuality, family planning and parenting needs to be taught at…
is the leading cause of early death. “There are more than 480,000 deaths per year in the America, and 42,000 deaths that happens just for being victims of secondhand smoke” (CDC). Lastly, smoking tobacco can also not only harm yourself but it can also harm your unborn child. SIDS which is short for sudden infant’s disease syndrome is mothers who smoked during their pregnancy or babies that was exposed to some type of secondhand smoke are likely to die from SIDS. It can also cause the baby to…
high school students, however, with the rising numbers in unintended teen pregnancies, there needs to be a transition into contraceptive education at an earlier age. There are many threats that are posed by ineffective education regarding contraceptives and fertility control. For global health to be attained, younger generations need to be educated about where they can get contraceptive options, low income…
CSE programs typically include factual information about how to prevent pregnancy and STIs (sexually transmitted infections) , along with lessons about how to handle sexual situations and healthy relationships (Alford, 2001). The ability to navigate relationships and sexual encounters and avoid possible negative consequences such as pregnancy and…