1. Preventing Teenage Pregnancy
"Teen Mom " and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager " are examples of common TV shows focusing on teen pregnancy, typically watched by viewers from age 12 to 34. ... The graph illustrates that the rate of teen pregnancies amongst Hispanic and African American teen girls ages 15-19 are double the rate of non-Hispanic white teenagers. ... Statistics show that 40 percent of girls who had intercourse at age 13 or 14 had done so involuntarily or with an older partner unwillingly (Domenico & Jones 6). ... Only 28 percent of the abused girls used birth control the first time they engaged i...
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