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    They do not see the consequences that arise. Teen pregnancy is a problem that affects over a million teens in the United States. When people think about it, most of teen pregnancies could have been prevented in various ways. Teen pregnancy should be highly discouraged has it has effect on teen mother and baby. There are multiple ways on how being pregnant can be harmful. The three main popular ones are health issues, social life and education. Teens that get pregnant at a young age can experience

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    1) Going in public, many teens are pregnant or have already had a baby. Teen pregnancy is a very big concern in society. Everyone needs to come together as a whole to find ways to prevent this from happening so often. Teen pregnancy is a reoccurring problem, but there are ways to prevent them such as starting programs or classes in schools so teens understand why they should not have children, using a contraceptive, and watching TV shows so they can understand being a teen mom is not easy. Educational

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    Teen pregnancy is a problem that is plaguing the U.S., as well as other countries. This social problem affects teens of every ethnic and economic background. Before we discuss what some organizations are doing to help, let’s look at some of statistics surrounding teen pregnancy. Even though this is a serious problem, the good news is that teen birth rates in the United States have dropped almost continuously since the early 1990s — including a six percent drop from 2011 to 2012 — further decreasing

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    births registered of teen moms in the United states. Teen pregnancy has been a big issue for many years. A large number of teenagers are having unprotected sex that lead to unwanted pregnancy. This issue cause young girls to make a decision on the future of the baby, weather it is to be aborted, given up for adoption or keeping the baby and raising it. This unwanted pregnancy also takes effect on these teenager's social life, school and work.    From about 1 million unwanted pregnancies each year about

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    Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy, it’s one of the growing problems in today’s society. Teens today have more problems than ever, and in many cases the parents mistake signs of the problems for mere puberty phase. Beginning problem, which often trigger the others, seem to be families. Deeply religious families are most often heavily strict, and that prevents the teenagers to be informed about real life and what are they getting into. When that kind of person gets in a situation where his

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    find was unfortunately from 2007. But I found that approximately 33,000 teens get pregnant per year and around 18,000 of those pregnancies end up being terminated each year making it so only 15,000 teens give birth each year. Teen pregnancy rates have have been on the decline in Canada in the last 25 years. You may know that the classic sign of pregnancy is missing one or more of your menstrual periods. Some other signs of pregnancy can be morning sickness (although it can happen at any time of the day”

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    Teen Pregnancy Children from homes run by teenage mothers have to face almost insurmountable obstacles in life. The incidents of depression and mental health problems, the lack of father figures, and the high rate of poverty often connected to children in homes run by teenage mothers put them at serious disadvantages when compared to children raised in nuclear families. Many people believe that the implementation of sex education in schools and the addition of more federal aid for single parents

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    Teen Pregnancy The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy of most industrialized nations. According to a 2014 article, in 2013 nearly 273,105 babies were born to women aged 15-19 years, for a live birth rate of 26.5 per 1,000 women in this age group. This is a record low for U.S. teens in this age group, and a drop of 10% from 2012. Birth rates fell 13% for women aged 15–17 years, and 8% for women aged 18–19 years. Still, the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is substantially higher than

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    “Parental Influence and Teen Pregnancy” is article written by Bill Albert who is part of the national campaign to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancy organization. This article was found on the Education.com, it is a website where parents can get information that will help them be a better parents and teach them proper ways to raise their children from a young age. I consider Education.com credible because the website is updated and also because they do research on the tops they talk about and

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    Teen pregnancy has become a high profile concern in this generation. Teenage pregnancy leads to teenage parenthood. Teenagers are minors and not proficient for bearing child mentally, physically and financially. Teen pregnancy is a grave penalty for males and females and causes unfinished schooling, future financial problems and health risks for both mother and child. Children of teen parents are at risk of low birth weight, slow cognitive development and behavioral problems on the offspring and

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