But nowadays, the rate has declined compared with the year of 2013 and back in 1991. ... Even though the teenage pregnancy's rate has declined, the rate is still at the alarming point which means it's still high and it should be reduced. ... And my last main point is ways that we can help reduce the rate and help teens protect themselves from unintended pregnancies. ... The Rates of teenage pregnancy has declined, however it's still high. ... I strongly believe it should and I hope u also agree with me....

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Now it is hard for me to sit here and type this paper when I know good and well that if my daughter or wife were ever raped I would want whatever was inside of them out -- immediately. ... Sure we could keep down the increase in our population at this rate, but where would we be emotionally? ... Both complications and the death rate rise with the age of the fetus. ... My English professor gave me this assignment, to investigate a subject of interest that we know little about but have wanted to learn more about and then present it, but I kind of cheated on it. ...

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This is a problem that society is trying is to fix but it is not working because rates are continuing to go up. ... (The Cause of High Birth Rate p.87) Pregnancy at a young age destroys the life of the baby's parents, especially the mother. ... (The Cause of High Birth Rate" p.88) Many teenagers engage in the sex for all the wrong reasons. ... (The Cause of High Birth Rate p.89) Many teenagers don't even consider using contercepatives so they do get pregnant. ... But every teenage has it in their head that "It won't happen to me" But it will if they are not pregnant. ...

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If the births continue to grow with this rate, world population will reach 14 billion by the end of the next century (Today this number is 5.3 billion). ... Although in Turkey this problem is not very common, U.S. has twice teen pregnancy rate of other industrialized countries. ... This reminded me of the excellent mother hen; if Helen had started 'clucking' I would not have been surprised. ...

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It shocks me that there are unplanned pregnancies at all in this age of advanced birth control technologies not to mention abstinence. ... There have been a lot of studies released in recent years talking about how the fact that when a couple lives together before marriage their marital success rate drops significantly. ... This perspective is coming from someone who can't imagine having sex with someone that I don't like so bear with me. ... Marriage to me means so much more than a piece of paper. ...

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One of these pressing issues of today is the rate of teenage pregnancy. ... What I mean by this is, not being knowledgeable about the importance of using contraception and believing in false myths such as "it won't happen to you" or "if he pulls out, I won't get pregnant" is a crucial factor of the teen pregnancy rate here in America. ... Out of all these reasons, one that struck me the most was the fact that some adolescence say sex feels better without it, so they choose not to take proper precautions. ... Teenage pregnancies are associated with increased rates...

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That movie is rated R, but little kids were in there with their parents. ... Despite a 20-year low in the teen pregnancy rate and an impressive decline in the teen birth rate, the United States still has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any industrialized country (Casey Foundation, 1996). ... The rates keep dropping and are showing no signs of increase, yet. ... That 14 percent drop brought the rate to its lowest level since 1975 (Casey Foundation, 1996). ... As a result of all these teenagers looking for jobs, the unemployment rates have gone down, and the employment rates have risen. ...

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What are government really needs to set the laws is someone like me. ... George Bush is doing many new things today to slow down abortion rates in America and if he has his way there would be a lot more. ...

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Although the rate of teen pregnancy in the U.S has been declining, it remains the highest in the developed world. ... For some examples they should have more sex education at schools because teens or me are still lacking information on this topic. ... Their teen birth rates are lower and the starting sex is a lot lower than the U.S (RTP1). ...

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My childhood consisted of going door to door every Saturday (no cartoon mornings for me), attending two hour meetings every Monday and Thursday evenings, and a two hour worship service every Sunday; followed by more door to door work. I was not allowed to associate with "worldly" peers" that I was forced to go to school with; my circle of friends was limited to other Jehovah's Witness children so as to strengthen my faith, and protect me from the evil I was surrounded by. ... Religion didn't save me. ... Knox was aware that her hometown of Lubbock, Texas had some of the highest ...

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This resulted in me having unprotected sex, and thus becoming pregnant. ... This also placed me in a group setting with other teenage parents that I could relate to. ... The second great feature of this program was that I had someone to talk to that was not going to look down upon me for being a young mother. ... He states that education that promotes abstinence only does not lower the rate at which teen pregnancy evolves. ...

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Will it change the abortion rates? ... It helps me shape the argument because it gives facts that abortion is always going to be part of society. ... The article itself made me realize that abortion is sometimes needed to save a life, it's not always to harm or kill an unborn child intentionally. ...

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Because they are young, inexperienced, their poor self image, and need for attention, they become vulnerable to adult male predators at rates that follow the notion that most teenage sex results in adolescent pregnancy. ... Among the 15-17 year olds the rate climbed 23 percent from 1985 to 1994, from 31 per thousand to 38 percent. ...

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Health and living is a lot more important to me than sex. ... What makes me mad is that the people who have it still don't practice safe sex because they take "the cocktail" which helps prolong the process doesn't cure it. ... I do believe that if it were legal that rape and sexual abuse rates would go down. ...

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The only way Chinese women could have more than one child without being fined is if they have a child that was disable or if they lived in a rural area with a birth rate lowered than the quota. ... It's just not acceptable to me to kill an innocent baby, that baby did not ask to be born. ...

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She was a little un-sure at first but he used some of the basic typical guy lines, "oh I love you so much and I just want to show you how much you mean to me," "if you loved me you would give me you"re virginity." ... Teen pregnancy rates are much higher in the United States than in many other developed countries. 83% of teens who give birth are much more likely to come from poor or low-income families. ...

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Whether it be withdrawal, a concussion of natural herbs and plants or good old fashioned abstinence, it is in human nature to want to control the rate of birth fertility. ... Two questions that are much with me these days: A) Where do you think the greatest need of financial support is today for the National Birth Control Movement; and B) What are the present prospects for further birth control research and by research I mean contraceptive research. ... I used to worry a lot about having another baby, and that kept me thinner, but I never have to worry anymore I"d prefer to wait for th...

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