Abortion‚ an option of Teen Pregnancy As soon as I woke up today‚ I turned the TV on‚ there was this news program where the conductors were talking about teen pregnancy. They were having calls from real girls who became pregnant at a young age. It surprised me that Lourdes‚ who is now 46‚ called saying she had an abortion when she was 16‚ since then she hasn’t been able to have kids. Teen pregnancy has become all too common in this day and age. Some teens think it will not happen
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Suddenly teen pregnancy IS cool? 1. Teen pregnancy is up partly because there is less of a stigma associated with teen pregnancy since there is more of a "cultural permission" to be a younger mother. The rise is also partly due to the portrayal of celebrity teens such as Jamie Lynn Spears in the media and other cultural shifts‚ giving teens the idea that "having a baby is the new handbag". 2. The reason the authors use allusion in the first paragraph is to show the readers that teen pregnancy is
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Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy has dramatically decreased within the last decade because of the increased used of contraception. In 2012‚ the National Center for Health statistics recorded 29 births for every 1‚000 girls‚ which has decreased since 1991 when 62 births per 1‚000 girls was recorded. Although it has decreased‚ teen pregnancy remains at the highest rate in industrialized countries such as the United States. Not only does teen pregnancy affect the young teen parents but the child as
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Teen Pregnancy and What She Chose In 26 states teen birth rates are on a rise and in 15 years the United States rate increased for the first time. When facing an unplanned pregnancy teens choose abortion for many reasons. Most young girls considering abortion are influenced by where she lives‚ her religious beliefs‚ her relationship with her parents‚ access to family planning services‚ and the reactions of her peers. Her educational level and socioeconomic status
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English 106 April 5‚ 2014 Paper #2 English Teenage Pregnancy “Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl‚ usually within the ages of 13-19‚ becoming pregnant” (Fact Sheet). The term in everyday speech usually refers to girls who have not reached legal adulthood‚ which varies across the world‚ who become pregnant. Teen pregnancy is less often planned and hence less regulated by contraception. Even though teen pregnancy rates have declined over the past few decades‚ the fact of the matter
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2012 English II Teen Pregnancy There is nothing wrong with being pregnant as an adolescent. This is what many people believe. I beg to differ. Being pregnant at a young age has become a “trend” in this generation. Statistics show that in the U.S. about 820‚000 become pregnant each year. That means 34% of teenagers a year get pregnant before the age of 20. Studies also show that close to 25% of these teens have a second child within 2 years. All teen pregnancies are a choice. This is
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Teen Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is a major issue in the world today. Whether teens are uneducated‚ having emotional problems‚ or simply made a mistake‚ teens need help in preventing pregnancy. Teens should know the consequence of becoming pregnant before the pregnancy‚ not after. Teenage girls are typically unprepared to care for baby financially‚ emotionally‚ and independently. Rate of pregnancy There are high rates of getting pregnant. According to an online article titled Eleven
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Romanski Teen Pregnancy Pregnant teenage mothers are under pressure and feel like they can’t handle the responsibility of taking care of a child. For those teens who decide they can’t raise their baby‚ there are two alternative options‚ abortion or adoption. Abortion is the termination of pregnancy prior to birth. Adoption is the process in which both biological parents give up their parental rights to a chosen family/ individual. Abortion is a more common trend in teens today. More than
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Colleen Grider 9/20/13 Davis Essay #1 TuTh 12:30-1:45 Teen Pregnancy My life changed completely on Friday‚ May 24‚ 2013. It was the day after graduation. I took a pregnancy test and it came out positive. All of a sudden‚ a rush of emotions came over me. I was scared‚ nervous‚ anxious‚ and worried. I had no idea what this really meant‚ or what I was going to do. I am only eighteen years old. I haven’t lived enough life to care for another human being that way. How was I to even tell
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is a long time to wait‚ for a teenage girl. Waiting for a pregnancy is a growing epidemic in the United States. Teen girls are becoming pregnant at a huge rate with a lot of the pregnancies being planned. Enough is not being done to educate or prepare these teen about how their lives will change in the event of pregnancy. There are at least 5 television shows featuring teen pregnancies‚ or teen moms including ‘’16 and Pregnant’’ and ‘’Teen Mom’’‚ it’s basically giving teenagers the idea that it id
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