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…against HIV or sexually transmitted diseases, so it is advised to be used with a condom, or another type of birth control. One of the most popular ways of preventing pregnancy among teenage girls is oral contraceptive, also known as the pill. The pill is taken…

…/procon.html-) In addition, we must take into account the immense amount of unplanned teenage pregnancies of today’s age. Many unwanted babies are abused, neglected and/or battered or even killed by unloving or immature parents. Many women…

…not be forced to. Abortions in the first trimester (first three months) can cost around 300 dollars, the prices rise as the woman enters her second trimester. If a pregnancy is far along, the price could be as high as 2000 dollars. However, the woman saves much more…

…. The message needs to be "If you’re going to have sex, protect yourself" (Roan). Teenagers need to be taught at a young age of the risks of premarital sex and how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases as well as pregnancy. If this sort of education is not offered…

…, about two-thirds of all students still report that they've had sex before graduating from high school, according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Statistics like these have added fuel to the ongoing and sometimes contentious debate…

…as a moral problem. Teenagers have the highest abortion ratio; 43 percent of their pregnancies end in abortion. By providing abortion as an option, younger women in particular can be pressured into making a decision they would otherwise never have made…

…States has the highest teenage pregnancy rate of all developed countries" (10/03/01). Teenagers in our society today are sexually active at a very young age. The distribution of condoms in schools is one more way for parents to avoid having to dispense…

…the pressures on teenagers in the 1990's teenagers need a prayer group at school. Studies show that prayer groups increase academic scores and help to decrease juvenile crimes, teen pregnancy and dropout rates. Those that oppose prayer in school argue that religion…

…rate dropped by 43%; during the same period, the proportion of teenage pregnancies ending in abortion fell from 46% to 33%--a decline of more than one-quarter (27%). The most compelling argument for abortion is the simple fact that when a child…

…a teenager attempts suicide and every 16.9 minutes a teenager completes it (World Future Society). Many people think that the latter is not factual, and they try to sweep the matter of teen suicide under the carpet. Yet it is all true. Suicide is the fastest…