Unbiased TRUTH » Pregnancy http://unbiasedtruth.net Daily Searching for the Truth Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:30:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MORE FACTS ABOUT TEENS AND SEX… http://unbiasedtruth.net/2009/11/more-facts-about-teens-and-sex/ http://unbiasedtruth.net/2009/11/more-facts-about-teens-and-sex/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:34:35 +0000 editor http://unbiasedtruth.net/?p=347 Continue reading →]]> THERE IS THE IDEAL: ABSTINENCE, AND THE REAL: SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE.  ARE WE GOING TO DEAL WITH WHAT ISN’T, OR WHAT IS?  ARE WE GOING TO TELL OUR CHILDREN WHAT TO DO, OR ARE WE GOING TO BE OPEN AND HELPFUL TO THEM BY LETTING THEM KNOW WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES AND I WANT TO KNOW YOUR PROBLEMS AND HELP YOU DEAL WITH THEM. –mackie

Some Facts About Teens and Sex

Do you know that one in three teen girls in the United States is estimated to get pregnant at least once before age 20? 65 While this is better than a decade ago, when the number was four in ten girls, it is still too high. Pregnancy has very important consequences for teen girls and teen boys, and their children. Having a baby as a teen makes it much harder for a boy or girl to reach their goals, such as finishing high school, going on to college, getting a good job, or getting married when they grow up, and poses additional challenges to the child as well. 66, 67

If a teen girl finds out she is pregnant, she and her parents, and the father of the baby and his parents have some tough decisions to make. None of them are easy:

  • Some teen mothers decide to continue their pregnancy and then choose adoption for their baby. Adoption may be the best choice for the baby and the teen parents. There are many adoption agencies and types of adoption. Some teens are able to meet the parents who wish to adopt the baby.
  • Many teens decide to keep their babies. Some marry the baby’s father and raise their baby together. Sometimes the baby’s grandparents or other family members help raise it so that the teen mother can stay in school and work. But it requires a lot of additional hard work for a teen parent to finish school and get a good job. Children of teen mothers face greater risk of poverty, behavioral problems, poor academic performance, incarceration, and teen pregnancy, sogood parenting skills are very important. 68
  • Some teen pregnancies end in abortion. Abortions can have complications. There may be emotional consequences, as well: some women say that they feel sad and some use more alcohol or drugs than before. 69,70 Some states require teens to have their parent’s permission to get an abortion. To understand the scope of this situation, consider these numbers: In 2002, there were over 750,000 teen pregnancies in the United States,71 including over 215,000 teen abortions. 72

For more on this article click on: http://www.4parents.gov/sexrisky/somefacts/somefacts.html

‘Vows of Abstinence Break More Easily Than Latex Condoms’

An Interview with Jocelyn Elders

The following is condensed from an interview with former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn M. Elders. A pediatric endocrinologist, the 64-year-old Elders is on the staff of Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, and on the faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of Arkansas. She was interviewed by Priscilla Pardini.

Q: What’s wrong with abstinence-only sexuality education programs?

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