Introduction
“I am pregnant” those are the most dreaded words that any parent would want to hear from their teenage daughter. The reality, however, is that many teenagers are becoming parents before they fully enjoy childhood. It is estimated that 3 out of every 10 teenage American girls will get pregnant before they turn 20. The United States is one of the western countries with the highest rates of teenage pregnancy with approximately 750,000 reported every year. States such as New Mexico have continued to record the highest birth rates among teenagers aged 15-19 years (Santelli, & Lindberg, 2007). Such high statistics on teen pregnancy raises questions on the effectiveness of the preventive measures that societies are undertaking. It is becoming evident that existing preventive measures are ineffective. There is a need to establish direct measures whose success rate is guaranteed. One such measure involves the use of contraceptives. Teenage girls should be permitted to use contraceptive regardless of parental consent. Teenagers are having sex and admitting to this fact will help societies adopt realistic strategies such as use of birth contraceptive.
Body
It is an undeniable fact that allowing teenage girls to access contraceptives such as birth control pills will reduce the number of teen parents. 90% of teenage pregnancies are unplanned hence unwanted. Teenagers randomly engage in sexual practices without consideration of the consequences. It is only when the teenage girl gets pregnant that she realizes that she did not take any precautions. Allowing teenage girls to take contraceptive will ensure that the rates of unwanted pregnancies diminish. Contraceptive use among teenage girls means that the sexually active teenagers will not have to worry about pregnancy as they engage in sexual activities (NBC News, 2012).
Contraceptives such as birth pills are easier to use than other preventive measures such as condoms. Teenagers may be unfamiliar with how to use a condom. The risk of condom slippage, leakage, and bursts is, therefore, real thus increasing the chances of a teen getting pregnant…..
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Conclusion
For many years, the topic sex had been a taboo topic. However, …
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