Teenage Pregnancy
Hello,
this is IGL and this post is about teenage pregnancy. The world is full of
teenage girls who have become moms unexpectedly. In the past decade, the rate
of teenage pregnancy has risen drastically. Sometimes girls get pregnant on
purpose, or they accidentally forget about protection. A baby comes with great
responsibility and sometimes teenage parents don’t have that ability. A child
might mess up grades, friendships, family and romantic relationships, careers,
and future college chances. Adulthood is the perfect time for a child, because
it comes with wisdom and responsibility. Not all teenage parents are
irresponsible, but most do not know how to care for a baby. It is best for the
adults to teach their children the best way.
Girls
have been involved in cases where they forget to put on a condom, or maybe are
drunk or high. In other words, they don’t know what they’re doing. There are
girls in this world that think they can be fitting parents for a baby at a
young age, still in high school and not yet with a stable job. The ones that
think they can do this and are confident and responsible enough don’t really
know the difficulties of being a parent. Yes, I am thinking about the girls on
Maury who claim they have the sufficient sources for a child. But when they do
get one, they can’t take care of it.
However,
keep in mind: Never judge a
teenage mother or father, no matter their race, gender, nationality,
appearance, or age. You do not know the complete story of their lives. Even
though in the two above paragraphs, it seems like teenage moms are not responsible,
you do not know what really happened. True, there are girls that are naïve or
strive to get a baby, but that may not be the case for everything. A teenager
can get pregnant by many causes, some even gruesome, such as sexual abuse. Rid
of all stereotypes that teenage moms are ‘sluts’ and ‘have sex every day’,
because that may not be the case for every girl.
The
Candie’s Foundation is an organization that aims to educate teenagers about the
dangers of becoming a teenage parent. They motivate students to think before
they act and use protection. They send campaigns across schools to teach girls
about the responsibility about having a child. But they do this uniquely. They
use celebrities to expose parenthood and advocate against it to catch teenagers’
attention.
A
lot of girls are pressured into having sex. When this happens, usually a baby
is accidentally formed. It could be forced, or they decide it in consolation
for their partner. Sometimes, the boyfriend is peer pressured into having sex
with his girlfriend, so both ways can happen. A girl or guy might not be ready
to take such a huge step in a relationship, and irresponsibility comes with it.
Sometimes, people peer pressure themselves because everyone else is doing it. However,
not everyone else is doing it. They might boast about it, but in truth, they
might not be sexually active. In fact, STDs can spread when people are not
careful, like the HIV, which causes the deadly disease of AIDS.
Preventing
pregnancy is the best way to, well, prevent it. Abstinence is the number one
choice, but everyone knows that doesn’t always work. Condoms are a common way
for protection. It acts like a balloon, and wraps around the genitals of either
partner. It prevents the sperm into reaching the womb, where fertilization
takes place. Birth control pills are the second choice, for girls. The female
takes a pill every day to delay the ovulation. If the female forgets to take it
for one day, she can get pregnant a few days later.
When
a teenager gets pregnant, she panics. Fortunately, for U.S.
Finally,
there is one way to deal with a baby. This choice is disputed whether it is
moral or immoral, based on common sense, science, or religion. It is abortion.
Abortion is when the mother, while pregnant, kills the baby. Some grabs it by
the skull and pulls it out, or they take a pill. Abortion is a serious choice
to make. For some girls, it might cause dysfunctions in having children later
on in life.
There
are many ways to help. You could:
- Tell someone about it
- Donate to organizations such as Candie’s Foundation or the
Brignoni Foundation (not mentioned here)
- Take responsibility if you are a teenager pregnant. Choose
to keep the baby, give it away as the Safe Haven Law, or abort it.
- Do not give in to peer pressure
- Adopt a child
- Use protection at all times
- Do not judge others
Be careful on future teen pregnancies!
Idea+Gift=Love IGL
