Why is Teen Pregnancy so Prevalent?
Well In essence one specific reason that so many teens are becoming pregnant is due to lack of responsibility, after that comes a number of other reasons. Reason number two, lack of respect towards themselves. Reason three, they just do not care. Reason four, they were just thinking of themselves. Then we have those that are just lazy... And of course those who can not say no?
So one may ask why? Why do I say teens lack a responsibility? Why do I say they lack respect? Why do they not care? How are they thinking of themselves? Why do I say they are lazy? What do I mean they just can't say, "No"? What proof do I, Yusun Beck, have to back up what I say? Well first I shall begin with the big one RESPONSIBILITY... I say that those teens lack responsibility, because the one's who get pregnant usually do not practice safe sex; they definitely do not practice abstinence.
Personally, I say that if a woman opens the legs then they are irresponsible, unless she is married to the man. Another sign that I consider irresponsibility is when teens are having sex without protection? That can usually happen when some one is being lazy or make excuses... Then after all that comes the item of self control some people are so irresponsible that they can not discipline themselves and practice abstinence until marriage. But of course, there are people who won't say no; therefore, self discipline does not need to be practiced.
So in the end, teens now a day are just irresponsible or don't care... Teens are too pressured by peers and petty things to even bother to look the right way and make the right start. So all that could be done for the problem is to recognize and work it out. Oh well... There are reasons why most teens lack this responsibility for one specific reason over all. Teens believe in the myth that "you do not get pregnant the first time you have sex". Other teens do not know of birth control. Then some do not want to ask their parents for birth control medicine and items. Of course when it is really looked at their is only one true method of birth control, it is not abortion, or safe sex. It is abstinence, waiting till marriage is always the best way. That way some one could have a planned pregnancy and they understand all about premarital sex, then of course the father or mother will not leave the baby alone USUALLY...
In the end, some will say that teens do not know about what they are doing or what will happen to them. Well I say that is not true... In America they stress so much on safe sex that you just can not have any excuse. We have news articles, TV shows, on line info, schools, posters, billboards, other people, books, magazines, art work, tee shirts, phone numbers, even convenience stores. So basically the only reason some one could say they do not know is because they were blind, mute, and deaf to all the things that surround them. Therefore with these things all over the place you would have to be stupid not to pick up on any thing. The only excuse I could ever think of for teen pregnancy where I could think of some one being totally innocent is when they are raped or molested. Other than that there is no reason. Teens are not stupid; they made a choice and accepted the possible consequences upon taking such a risk.
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My name is Yusun. There are only five things I love, there are 10 rules I follow, and two things I cherish above all else. View profile
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Post a Commenther legs...the guy has the choice of getting between them or not. So it is not the girls fault. Typically...a girl can't get pregnant by herself. I proudly tell people I am a teen mother. I'm not scared, nor am i worried about society says about me. I wouldn't have it any other way. Don't be judgmental of teen parents if you've never been in their shoes.
I am 17 and a soon-to-be mother. My partner and I have been together for over three years. When we decided to have sex, we talked for hours beforehand about what could possibly happen. We had a plan just in case I were to get pregnant. We were not stupid about it. Both his and my parents talked to us about sex and we were comfortable talking with them. Our sex education classes were more of trying to scare kids out of sex. It didn't have an effect on me because I already knew everything that they said. I knew what the consequences were. I became pregnant without trying, but it doesn't mean it was an accident. Being a teen parent is a huge responsibility, but all of the teen mothers that i know are absolutely incredible mothers. There are adults who go out and party where they end up having sex and getting pregnant. In my opinion, that is worse than teen pregnancy. I'm not saying teen pregnancy is a good thing, but it is also not a bad thing. Not only that...if a women opens
you are just dumb stop writing because you do no know how so stfu
Great article - teen pregnancy is prevalent here in Tucson too and it is unfortunately a problem.
"Personally, I say that if a woman opens the legs then they are irresponsible, unless she is married to the man."
That statement alone shows bias against women and blames females for a complicated issue that has diverse causes.
I have lived in the city and remember my school years. From what I have seen, as much as I frown on some Catholic schools, public schools seem to have bigger problems with pregnancy than private ones. Most of the teen pregnacies I remember were mostly people that knew and had sex education. They just chose to have sex without protection because it felt better and so on. I have met and talked to not just teen mothers, but also adult parents who are unwed, and most of the time, it is because they admitedly did not think about the consequences. I would submit that being mature and responsibility is stopping before the act as oppose to fixing the mistake. However, I also submit that it takes better guts (bravery and courage), which is different from maturity, to admit your mistake and rise from it. This does lead to maturity, but in and of it self was not maturity.
@YCC: Hmm... If you don't mind my asking, what exactly is your experience? You didn't explain that in your piece. Also, what figures do you have, because all the figures I have from reputable sources tend to dismiss abstinence-only programs.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003685699_abstinence29.html
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/factsheet/fssexcur.htm
http://www.ppacca.org/site/pp.asp?c=kuJYJeO4F&b=139536
In the future, it might have been helpful to put your statistics in your article, because it comes off as opinionated hogwash.
Okay even if you have a sex talk, which is a requirement in public schools, and most parents are forced to talk to their children, they still have teenage pregancies. Most parents that teach abstinance have a much lower chance of their child having sex, and they have an even lower teen pragnacy rate. I could show you stats and give you multiple figures. But you could search this stuff out on the internet. Being a parent is a strong sign of maturity. But is it more mature to make the right decision at first or to do damage control after the fact. Damage control is moving into maturity, making the right decision is being mature. I speak from experience. That is real to me.
Ok, problem with your article is that you're not being realistic here. You're giving rhetoric. First off, most teen pregnancy occurs because of the lack of proper sex education in this country, which is more or less due to fundamentalist religious extremists who purport that safe sex and sex education (outside of the laughable "abstinence") are evils. It's also due to the lack of parenting--most "parenting" these days tends to deal with pacification methods. For instance, parents would rather sit their kids down in front of a television, give them a ga,e controller, or etc. They let the fast-food, junk media become de facto parent. Fact of the matter is this: if there's any irresponsibility here, it originates from the parents. Deal with the parents irresponsibility and the rest will fall into place.
I agree with Heather. You're an idiot.