teen pregnancies
Every year there are millions of teen girls who become pregnant. To many people teen pregnancies are becoming accepted and normal. Statistics from and online source, Teen Sex and Pregnancy states, “more than half of seventeen year-olds have had intercourse.” Teen pregnancy has had and abundant impact on the people who are directly involved with teen pregnancy. ... So what impact does teen pregnancy have on the American Society? ... Some people might say that teen sex is not a bad thing as long as they are using contraceptives; others may say that the only form of “safe sex” is having no sex at all. ... Nearly one million teen girls get pregnant each year; 95% of those pregnancies are unintended.” (Teen Sex and Pregnancy) The ages of the teen mothers vary, but Teen Sex and Pregnancy states, “Six in ten pregnancies occur among eighteen and nineteen year-olds.” Although it may seem that the number of teen pregnancies are increasing the statistics in Teen Sex and Pregnancy proves that to be false; “Steep decreases in the pregnancy rate among sexually experienced teenagers accounted for most of the drop in overall teenage pregnancy rate in early to mid 1990’s. ... I myself am a teen and at this point in my life I’m not able to support myself financially, let alone a child. ... So how much money does the government give teen mothers? Teen Sex and Pregnancy shares that “Each year the federal government alone spends about $40 billion dollars to help families that begin with a teenage birth. ... ” Teenage Pregnancy Problems and Challenges says; “Teen moms themselves have mixed feelings about government aid.” Some teen moms say the government aid is very beneficial and that they could not survive without the welfare check they receive. Other teen moms say they do not want to rely on welfare. Alex Breitler, author of the website Teenage Sex and Pregnancy Costs Billions, says, money for teen mothers have to come from somewhere, “namely, taxpayers wallets.” Being pregnant as a teen means there could be complications for the mother. ... ” Teen Sex and Pregnancy states; “about one in four sexually experienced teens-acquire an STD. ... According to Everything You Need to Know About Teen Pregnancy, written by Tracy Hughes provides some questions a teen mother might want to ask herself; “What are the things you may not be able to do once the child is born?