With all this birth control out here, teens are still having unplanned pregnancies. Maybe if the government made it less accessible for some of them to obtain all the financial help and aid, they would think twice. Then, I see that some of the girls' mothers take care of the babies more than they do. I have family friend who made her daughter take care of her own baby, with much of the mother's love and encouragement, but she felt because she did not listen when she warned her, now that the child is here, she, the birth parent, needed to do the parenting. This will/can make the teen think twice about A SECOND ONE.
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I don't know how far I would take the action, but I do agree.
If you tell people not to lie, then hand out a penny for every one, What happens?
Soon you fine yourself pennyless.
People seriously need to start taking personal responcibility for themselves. You are the one that had sex you need to take the consequences.
It's true because in a lot of these instances the teen, the parents, the government, and the innocent child all suffer.
This one hits home. I became pregnant about a year ago. I had an abortion. However being in that situation I respect every single teen who has gotten pregnant and all of their decisions. There is no room to judge until a person has been there. Also if they want to have children, let them. Nobody said there was a rule that you have to wait on children.
-Kristen
True - if they are independant and can remain as such when having a child, then more power to them, but we're talking about unplanned pregancies - if they're not ready, then someone else is responsible to assist them... just thinking of ways to help teens prevent as many unplanned pregnanies BEFORE they get pregnant. Thanks for your candid response.
This one hits home. I became pregnant about a year ago. I had an abortion. However being in that situation I respect every single teen who has gotten pregnant and all of their decisions. There is no room to judge until a person has been there. Also if they want to have children, let them. Nobody said there was a rule that you have to wait on children.
-Kristen
Making things less accesible will not make them think twice. Teens are teens and sex is sex.
Then what Preventive Measures are out there that could cut down on the numbers of unplanned teenage pregnancies?
Last thing we need is lack of accessible birth control. Most important thing we need is education and better control of our bodies...
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Certainly agree that the bc should continue to be accessible, but if the financial aid wasn't as abundant, perhaps some of these teens would think twice about having a number of children at such a young age.
Cut off welfare. They can do what they want, but must take the responsibility.
So you agree that cutting off the aid should slow down the amount of teenage unplanned pregnancies?
i think that it was your choice to have sex,so with it comes the possibility of having a child.you are taking a chance at responsibility of having a child,planned or not.birth control isnt full proof.people hould take responsibility
i believe that teen preagnacy is stupid if they actually trys & sorrry 4 the ones who tryed not get preagnet w/ birth control but got pregenate any ways.
teens should listen and learn from thier parents also observed other people that have been pregnant
Abstinance is the most moral policy. And the most practical on a individual health perspective.
But one cannot legislate morality.
Maybe what we can do is offer more permanent contraception. Encourage parents to get kids implanted with contraceptive devices that the kid can turn go to a doctor and turn off at will.
This would allow for planned pregnancies, allow for the sexual freedom that kids are taking anyway. But free up resources to teach abstinance in schools.
Then they may be more inclined to have unprotected sex and therefore, get more STDs!?! It's not a win-win situation here.
I hadn't considered that....
But its still better than the rampant Spawning we have now. I think knowledge is necessary. But I don't know if more education will help. Kids are doing it, they know all about it these days.
I was a young father myself, It sure wasn't planned.
We need self control, we have all the self knowledge we need. But that doesn't answer the question ' What CAN we do?'
I still think it's important for parents to do their part by talking with their kids - even if they think the teens know everything (we don't), it could help! At least it's a step in the right direction.