Teenage Pregnancy In Arizona

Among ethnicity groups in Weld County, the percentages of teen pregnancies in females age 15-19 have declined in all races. Rates for Caucasian/white females have declined by 7%. Hispanic female’s rates have declined even more than white females by 9%.  According to Colorado statistics, seven out of every ten pregnancies are unplanned. This is more than

The main concern in this topic is how to minimize and possibly eliminate teenage pregnancies. . One of every 10 girls in the United States gets pregnant each year (Kasun Jacqueline, 1994). Both sides believe that this statistic should go down and no teenager should be getting pregnant before they are ready to have or support children. While opposers may argue that introducing condom use to children early in their lives may be encouraging teenage sex and consequently teenage pregnancies, they must also embrace the changing times and acknowledge that in this day and age, they are bombarded with all forms of information, both positive and negative. Therefore, they are compelled to at least provide them with reliable information on this subject that will allow them to make wise and informed decisions in matters of their sex lives. If they do not do so, they are exposing them to an even greater danger of misinformation which is more dangerous than the first option. Opposers must realize that when they do not provide teenagers

Many believe that making the contraceptive available to teenage sends the wrong message and promotes promiscuity among teenagers. Teens should be better informed of options and will possibly make better decisions with adequate education regarding contraceptives and what they prevent. Advocates for youth states “Evaluations of comprehensive sex education and HIV/ STI prevention programs show that they do not increase rates of sexual initiation, do not lower the age at which youth initiate sex, and do not increase the frequency of sex or the number of sex partners among sexually active

Teenage girls should be allowed to get birth control without their parent’s consent because it would reduce teen pregnancy. The lack of contraception increases chances of unplanned pregnancy. On average, eight out of every 100 fertile women will become pregnant after having one episode of unprotected vaginal intercourse during the second or third week of their menstrual cycle (Alic, 2006). Although the rate of teen pregnancy in the United States has declined, it is still the highest of

However, teens should act responsibly and take issues into their own hands and do the precautions to avoid an unintended pregnancy. Teens know exactly what they are doing when they engage in sexual activities and they know exactly what they are risking; an unintended pregnancy or an STD. They should not expect their parents to be there every second and tell them what not and what to do (pathos). “Teenagers tend to believe that having sex is harmless and that the negative consequences they learn about in school will not happen to them” (“Partner Violence, Teen Pregnancy Linked”). This statement made by Victorious Nelson tells us that the teens do not take this seriously whatsoever. They think “that will not happen to them”, when it can easily can happen to anyone that does not take proper precautions; teenager or not (logos). “Becoming a teenage mom causes chaos and stress in the life of the young woman and her family. Most teenagers do not fully understand what they are getting themselves into when they engage in sexual

Parents should consider speaking with teenage daughters about the necessity of birth control to bring awareness of sexually transmitted disease, pregnancy, and teen drop outs. It’s stated that 10,000 teens and young adults are contracting HIV between the age of (13-24), and many of them have multiply partner which puts them at a high risk of contracting a STD or HIV. So many teens are sexually active, but are not using protection which causes them to become pregnant. Statistic states that children who are born to teenage mothers has a high chance of having health problems, dropping out of school, incarcerated, and giving birth at a young age. Teenagers who get pregnant in high school tends to drop out. If they drop out that will not have the skills and credentials to function in today’s society and work place.

Today, sexually active teenagers can get contraceptives to protect themselves from unplanned pregnancies or sexual diseases without a parent’s permission. In some states federal lawmakers have taken away the ability for teens to protect themselves, they want to prevent sexually active teenagers from getting birth control and condoms unless they get parents permission. Preventing teens from getting contraceptives unless they tell a parent will not stop them from having sex. It will drive them away from the services they need to protect themselves, leading to higher rates of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases

The number of teenagers engaging in sexual activity continually rises and scares the parents who have children of their own. Adults who are not open and communicative with their children, open the risk to their teenagers lying to stay out of trouble. Say for example a teenager in high school is having sex and does not want to risk getting pregnant. Her parents however believe in waiting until marriage to have sex. In “Middle School Students Should Have Access to Birth Control”, Abigal Jones cites the Journal of Adolescent Health to prove, “One [youth in eight is] sexually experienced, having engaged in intercourse,or sex or both before the age of 14” (Jones pg 1). The number of young teens involving themselves in sexual intercourse goes unseen or even ignored. Parents who ignore their children's sex life and are oblivious do not know the risks of both partners in the relationship. Teenagers who are aware of the protection provided by the pill and condoms deserve their own choice to these methods. The Portland decision argue, “...that 11-year-olds should not be given birth control without a parent’s consent” (Jones pg 2). However, some parents do not tolerate early sex in their child's life. The repercussions the child may endure are far worse than having unprotected sex. Therefore, to keep the teenagers safe and parents under control, birth control should

Endersbe, “Almost 500,000 babies are born to teen mothers each year.”(Endersbe,1) but many teen parents do not plan for a child or even consider wanting one. There are more girls getting pregnant now than there was 20 years ago and most schools in the US have a course that can inform them on the precautions in having sex at a young age and that teen pregnancy is something that they can prevent. These courses or programs teach young adults to be safe and hold off on sex. However, schools are enforcing the use of contraceptives if teens do choose to engage in sex. Because Americans encourage safe sex they want to teach young minds to be safe and use protection. With the knowledge that teens developed about safe sex, there are now “78% of teens using contraceptives during sexuual intercourse.” (Endersbe, 6) which is a good

Today, society’s approach towards the topic allows teenagers to be sexually active without rebut or disapproval. Teenage pregnancy has become a grand concern in the United States. However, the discussion is for the state of New Mexico and its shocking ranks and statistics. Because of the increasing large rate of teen pregnancy throughout New Mexico, the NM Department of Health and Department of Education must collide to inform all teenagers, parents and communities about the struggles and consequences of an unintended pregnancy in a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Day. Many of the young couple or teens all participate without consciously thinking of the consequences. Also, they do not consider how it may affect the community, economy, society or

Teen pregnancy prevention is one of the most controversial subjects in today’s society. Many will argue that peer pressure and the area you live in are contributing factors to most adolescent pregnancies. No matter what geographic location you reside in, the problem is usually in the home, in the school system, and the cost of contraception and the barriers in obtaining it. The biggest predicament regarding the issue of adolescent pregnancy is the question of prevention. Preventing teen pregnancy includes problems such as the availability of birth control, sexual education among children and adolescents, and parental involvement.

Comprehensive sex education with an emphasis on birth control is a much more effective educational tool to prevent teen pregnancy than abstinence-only education. Fortunately, teen pregnancy rates have fallen dramatically in the past 20 years. “In 2002, the rate of pregnancy was 75.4 for every 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 19, from 116.9 in 1990 (Teen

The paper will also suggest prevention, intervention and treatment options for teens involved in risky sexual behavior, are pregnant, or infected with STIs. It is the opinion of this paper that it is important to assist teenagers in delaying in engaging in sexual intercourse and also holds that it is upon policymakers to accept that American teenagers are sexually active. To this end, it is the opinion of this paper that Emergency Contraception (EC) should be availed to teenagers for reasons discussed herein. In addition to EC, sexual education should be utilized as a tool for reducing teenage pregnancies, STI infection rates, and risky sexual activity in the

Teens have difficulty grasping the consequences of unprotected sex for themselves, their parents, family members and possibly their unborn child. Unprotected sex among teenagers in El Paso has become an issue seeing as they are not receiving the right information they need to know about sex and how to prevent it, sexually transmitted diseases can be passed on through sexual contact in which can be harmful and be passed on from one person to another, and teen pregnancy and STD’s bring substantial social and economic costs through immediate and long-term impacts on teen parents and their children. Nowadays social media and technology seem to really take a toll on teenagers, the both has impacted teens in a way that it is all they are on. My proposal of fixing this solution is getting the message across through social media and doing presentations at different schools, this will impact teenagers mostly because this is the generation where social media has become a part of their lives. To those with low education about unprotected sex, will pay attention to what is being said, which will be no problem since Google and the internet are there to provide answers to their questions. Lastly, teens do not pay attention to adults in general, but if they listen to what a teen has to say then they will most likely understand, thus a presentation at their school will help them learn more.

A teen girl walks from her bathroom with a gloomy look in her eyes. Her pregnancy test is positive. In today’s society sexual education is being taught less and teens are learning more about sexual intercourse from television instead of learning it from their parents and their schools. To prevent teen pregnancy parents should promote sexual education, contraception, and rely less on television teaching sex education. We cannot stop children from gaining their hormones but we can teach them how to protect themselves against teen pregnancies if we teach them about sex.