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    County alone, “23 teens out of 1000 are pregnant within the ages of 15-17, while 95 teens out of 1000 are pregnant within the ages of 18-19,” – (Cosmopolitan). 75% of teen pregnancies are unplanned because the teens are either looking for sex education through the internet and/or reality television shows similar to ’16 and Pregnant’ and ‘Teen Mom’, or just simply not asking their fellow peers or parents. Shows like ’16 and Pregnant’ promotes teen pregnancy because it makes teen girls believe…

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    TV And Teen Pregnancy

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    Pregnant”. This show documenting your women’s lives as they come to a close on their unexpected pregnancies and the delivery of their new lives. Making teen pregnancy look glamorous and fun. Putting a mask on the real issue. The purpose of the television show was to prevent teen pregnancy, further more, painting a perfect picture of how little the lives of these young girls have changed. However, making teen pregnancy look fun/easy, glamorous and not life changing is nothing but deceiving.…

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    The Rise In Teen Pregnancy

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    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…

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    What is teen pregnancy? Teen pregnancy is when a female under the age of twenty becomes pregnant. Becoming pregnant at this age can be due to choices made on one’s own or by force. I believe that teen pregnancy can have its ups and downfalls. It can either benefit teenagers that are experiencing pregnancy or it could cause harm; whether it is physical, mental, or emotional. The lives of the teens could be dramatically affected; not only their lives but the lives of the people involved, such as…

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    America in a teenage pregnancy crisis!”, was the headlines in every major news topic in this country. However, the alarming rate has declined by 9 percent from 2013 to 2014. Women in the age range of 15-19 years of age gave birth to 249,078 babies in 2014. Therefore, reducing the birth rate 24.2 percent per 1,000 females within that age bracket. In the year 2013 it was reported the birth rate was at 26.5 percent per 1,000 females within 15-19 age group. These babies were close to 89 percent of…

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    Teen pregnancy and early childbearing have had issues which have attracted a great deal of attention from service providers, educators, and policy makers over the years. There have been programs over the years to stop teen pregnancies. I have created a teen pregnancy prevention plan that includes: encouraging the community to come together, the youth needs assessment, programs, and evaluations, creating more activities for home and, or after school, and providing information on abstinence and…

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    Many teens are now getting pregnant before they even graduate. I know you may think it is fine but it is not teens aren 't ready for children. Being a teen mom messes with the finances and sometimes the decisions they make while pregnant aren 't too swell. Teen pregnancy has a great impact on the economy and their life style, and they should really think about having a baby or even having sex before they are ready for the consequences that go along with it. Statistics for a teenage pregnancy…

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    Teen pregnancies should be avoided because it causes physical problems, emotional problems, and loss of teenagers own childhood .Statistics say thousands of teenagers in the U.S have unprotected sex each day. These Statistics is not only surprising, it is also preventable. Many teens are sexually active now in 2016 .More teens are having sex and not protecting themselves and if you don’t protect yourself there are lots of consequences like pregnancy . During the pregnancy of teenager…

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    Psychological causes in teen pregnancy: The issue of teen parenthood is one of the many controversial topics in the United States. Some 11% of teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant each year, accounting for approximately 1 million pregnancies. It has been found that most teens are being exposed to having unprotected sex at an early age as well as their cognitive development is in a growth stage. Psychology is the seeking to understanding and explaining thought, emotion, and…

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    Pregnancy: a social problem? Or an everyday thing I have chosen to explore the effects of teen pregnancy among males. Society doesn’t understand how these boys feel when they find out that their girlfriend is pregnant. Some just don’t want to the responsibility, others step up to the plate and take care of their responsibilities Guys are even affected more by teen pregnancy than girls due to the financial and social issues that they have to deal with when having a kid at a young age Such as…

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