Is it the girl, the boy, the parents, the school, the government, or somebody else? I'm asking because school pregnancies have rocketed to extreme heights within the last couple of years.
2007-03-05 02:32:37 · 13 answers · asked by Porgie 7 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
everyone involved...
when has it ever been right to make birth control and contraceptives available to young ones? this is surely telling them, that "okay... go ahead and do it coz you're on the pill or can take a norlevo"...
especially with the black youth, parents need to start talking to their children... f*ck it being "taboo" anymore. this is a new era... and frankly i'm tired of working for pregnant teens, seeing them in lines every month collecting my money from the government to feed their kids and needs... when i wasnt even there when she opened her legs.
the other thing is the availability and access to institutes that can carry out abortions. they really think its easy... why!!!? because the flippin country (those involved) makes it seem easy for them!!!
2007-03-05 18:31:22 · answer #1 · answered by Reb Da Rebel 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
i say the parents and the girl and the boy. In this day and age parents absolutely should be talking to their children about safe sex. Personally i think the issue of HIV is more serious than pregnancy. If these stupid teens are having sex without protection they are certainly to blame! There should not be a "childrens grant" for children . This simply incourages the poor to use children as an income!Maybe the solution is to only have single sex schools.
2007-03-05 16:40:56 · answer #2 · answered by TakeNoticeNow 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi Porgie, I believe it´s a society in the process of moral decay.
A country, like a business, has to be efficient from the top down.
We have leaders and directors (ministers) who are setting an irresponsible example for the nation and this filters down to street level as acceptable behaviour.
It is evident that there is a total lack of respect for others with behaviour of laws being at one´s discretion at the best of times.
It´s not only school pregnancies that are the problem but an all round lack of respect for the school system and the teachers.
We need leaders who are committed to a crime free society, but with leaders who are usually part of the problem and not the solution this will be difficult to achieve.
2007-03-05 10:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by turniton5 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Good question Porgie. I personally think that the different situations that the relevant individuals find themselves in determine who the blame should fall on. What I find a little more disturbing though is the risk of HIV that comes into play here. These teenagers are obviously NOT using protection, and I think that this could very well be attributed to a lack of proper sex- education in our schools. Perhaps the question of sex- education in our schools would be an interesting debate as well?
2007-03-05 11:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Though I never know why there has to be anyone to blame for something that someone does to themselves. The fact is, choice is within us to make. 'Do I want to sleep with him or her? Without a condom?' 'Am I ashamed of going to get free condoms on the 'condontainers'?' 'What impact is this going to have on my future?'
Society can be blamed for it at an extent. We've lost the sense of community we used to have. Long ago 'children were not raised by the family alone, but by the community.' Now, it is every man for himself. Parents have to work even harder to make ends meet. Might even be that they are not living at home with their children because they are trying to provide for them. The children are left at home with the nanny. The child misses out on that motherly or fatherly instruction. They are out in the world on their own. The 'love' they receive from each other, boyfriend and girlfriend, is what makes sense. For a more meaning of this love, there is sex involved. Then there are consequences to suffer.
Though SA permits abortions and teenagers can go for them without their parents' consent, it is still taboo. So we end up with a pregnancy that we have to pay for from the womb till the baby is 18, with our taxes. I'm not promoting abortion, I am actually against, no matter how much one can defending, I do not see that we have a right to decide that a child must not live. In the eyes of God, it is not a feotus, but a child.
Having said that, correction is still possible. We need to build a sense of pride and responsibility on our youth. How we can go about that, beats me as well....
It's a tough one joe!!
2007-03-05 15:11:30 · answer #5 · answered by DolphinLami 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I agree with xeek! The school must have some kind of sex education program. I know from experience that the schools do have these programs available but dont use them because the teachers are too afraid to get involved in the projects
2007-03-05 11:08:54 · answer #6 · answered by Sunflower Girl 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Takes only 2 people to make a baby...maybe education and available birth control could help.
2007-03-05 10:39:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a sign of social decay and is worst in the black community as there is no respect for the elders anymore.
2007-03-06 01:39:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who's to blame ????? The boys and the girls. If it weren't for what they do, there would be no pregnancies.
2007-03-05 10:42:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the male school made a poor decision by not wearing protection. There is always the chance of pregnancy when two schools have sex. It's just a chance they take.
2007-03-05 10:43:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋