1. Sex Education in Public Schools
With teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease rates skyrocketing, proper sex education is needed rather than teaching strictly abstinence. ... The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the world. ... Although 29 teenage girls seem like a high number of pregnancies, it is much better than the past amount of 61. 16 and Pregnant decreased teen pregnancy by showing the true ordeal of having a child, and the struggles that follow (Goldstein). ... This was not only to prevent teenage pregnancy, but to protect youth against sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS. ... O...
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- Approx Pages: 12
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate