Teen Pregnancy and the cause?

Question

I am writing a paper for school and my topic is teen pregnancy and birth control. I want to know others opions on this subject! Why are there so many teens out there that have unprotected sex and are wanting to get pregnant, or why if when a teen does get pregnant they choose to not take resposiblity?

Answer 1

Well, it depends on a teen's lifestyle as well. Some teens get pregnant, regardless of responsibility, because that's the only way they feel loved in life. Situations with bad families and stuff. Sad, but true. Also, usually teen mothers are very good at taking reponsibility with a child. Unless in some unique cases, they are very proactive. Teen fathers, however, usually are very surprised that they caused their girlfriend to have a baby. They usually slink away because of embarassment, guilt, or fear of committment for the baby. Othertimes though, they can be just as proactive as the mother. Hope I helped.

Answer 2

i would say that i begins with the teens family, for some reason they are looking for acceptance and not getting it from their families.

even though the teen may have become pregnant, some still have values and would not resort to abortion or adoption.

birth control is not the solution, birth control is another way that society choices to punish the teens for getting pregnant. society says why are they pregnant they could have just used birth control. if the teen does not communicate with their family and is in a self destructive mode, why would they use birth control. using birth control would show that the teen cared some and most teens that care some, choose not to be self destructive.

the many problem is society looks at the result which is teen pregnancy and the real problem is the teens family life. we as a society should not be so harsh on these teens because of their actions but try to counsel them so that they will not still be seeking whatever it was that they did not get at home...good luck

Answer 3

Well i think a lot of teens now days do take birth control and the ones who dont take it are affraid to let their parents know they are either thinking about being sexual active or are sexual active there for not going in and gettin on birth control.
The teens that are on birth control may not use their birth control like it should be used such as the pill they probably dont take it properly or forget to take it. and there are circumstances were the birth control doesnt work even if it is taken properly birth control is only 98% effective.
The teens that actually want to get pregnant dont think of the future and responsibilites that come along with a baby..it seems glamorous to them kind of like a new toy is to a child or a new pet they dont think of all the work and time that has to go into being a mother.
In schools now they have a doll that acts like a baby and if taken care of properly they can see exactly what it all takes being a mother but what they dont get to experience is the long hall of haveing a child ...they only get to experience about two weeks of haveing a baby..i think maybe haveing a baby for about a month or two would change a lot of teens minds about being a mother specially at their age.
Sex is the in thing to do EVERYONE is doing it its like pere pressure and there are the very few that dont get caught up in it.

Answer 4

Teens get pregnant because they don't understand the way the human body or reproduction works. They are in the stage of their lives where most are not big on responsibility, be it taking birth control pills or wearing condoms. They are believing in the illusion that only married couples who are "trying" get pregnant (meanwhile, there are those of us who are responsible adults who are trying, who can't get pregnant - but I digress!). AND, if they are using birth control methods, chances are that they are used improperly (ie not taking the pills consistently, etc). Many girls are pressured to have sex in the first place, so they really aren't mentally prepared to be doing what they are doing. I would say it is safe to guess that there are very few teens out there who are WANTING to get pregnant. And when they do get pregnant, they don't take responsibility because that is part of being a teenager - being young and free...living in the moment...when they have unprotected sex, they aren't thinking in the back of their mind if they are ovulating or not...they're thinking of themselves and the feelings they are having right at that moment.

Answer 5

They're teens. They don't know what responsible is. They think they do, but don't. My sister had a child when she was 18. She's 23 now and she often says, he's a great child, but she wouldn't go thru it at such a young age again.

As for unprotected sex. Maybe the parents don't talk to them about it enough.

My personal opinion on _why_ they have sex at such a young age, is because of television. Every channel your switch to is either sex and/or violence. I'm from Europe and moved to the United States and ever since I've been here I have not seen anything educational [leaving out Discovery, History, National Geographic channels, etc.] on TV. How are they supposed to learn something else when sex is all they see around them? I'm amazed their parents even let them get out of the house dressed as they are. They get dressed as they are off the streets. Everything is exposed, everything is sex on them. Small 'quotes' on their butts, on t-shirts, shorts that show everything. That's where it starts. Good luck with your paper!

Answer 6

Well here in Australia the government is giving new mums 4000 dollars a baby! This has created alot of havic i think. There is even mums at the age of 11 as i found out the other day. Y is an 11 yrold having sex?? All there saying is yah got 4000 now well i think that theree should be an age gap for this money 21 over i say. There is so much for these teens in life to do at that age. Plus what happene to the good old days of marrage then kids??

Answer 7

I believe some teens out there have sex because of peer pressure and the talk @ school abut everyone is doing it. I'm 22 years old and I remember when I started high school I hung out with older kids like junior and senior I would ask them about how sex felt. Does it hurt?etc. You know the curious George questions. They get pregnant and are scared to tell their family depending on if they have someone to talk to or not, another thing they have sex with a person just because and when it happen that the gurl is pregnant, the guys don't want to take responsibility they just want to have sex with the person not thinking what if.

Answer 8

when teens get pregnant it is almost never on purpose. of course teenagers like having sex but the possible consequences of it are very far off and not in the immediate future, this could lead to the lack of birth control use. a teen might think "wow that was great sex, well she doesn't look pregnant so i must be in the clear"
as for the responsibility thing, guys are reluctant to take responsibility simply because they do not have to if they choose not to. the girls however are not so lucky as they are carrying the baby for nine months and unable to avoid the reality of being a parent. i don't think kids realize that that one moment of pleasure can result in a lifetime of obligation.

Answer 9

The media and the way sex is portrayed as exciting, guilt-free, casual and fun.

Lack of family guidance - parents either seem unwilling to confront the issue of premarital sex, or encourage it. Teens that don't get the love the need at home find it by grinding pelvises with football players.

Peer pressure - if you're 17 and a virgin, where the hell have you been?

proliferation of birth control and abortion as a viable option - it's made sex far more socially acceptable and casual, and it's not always on hand when you're hot and half naked.

Answer 10

Teens are getting pregnant because;

1. Don't know about protection
2. Doing it in secret/spontaneous occasions so not everyone comes with a condom.
3. Getting pregnant seems to them seems like something that will happen to others and not them, till the test comes back positive.
4. The willingness to experience something they're just not ready for . Sex should be had when you're ready to face the biggest consequence of it all...babies!