Teens today are trying to be more mature, thus
having teens to put their lives at risk thinking they can try sex, which may
lead to unplanned teen pregnancies. Teen pregnancies have been a big epidemic
in America. In 2011, a total of 329,797 babies were born to women
aged 15–19 years. In April 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) reported that nearly one in five teen births is a repeat
birth, or at least the second birth for the teenage mother.
Some are saying that teen pregnancies are not always bad. Teenage
pregnancies can helps women acquire maturity. "By the age of 18, a young
woman’s body is well prepared for childbearing. Young men are equally qualified
to do their part. Humans are designed to reproduce in their teens..." They
are saying that unplanned teen pregnancies aren't the big problem. They are
saying that "unwed" teen pregnancies are the ones that cause trouble. “They’re
too immature.” We expect teenagers to be self-centered and impulsive, incapable
of shouldering the responsibilities of adulthood." Studies say that
unmarried couples using condoms or other contraception were "extremely
rare". Also having early childbearing’s would increase the protection of
have breast cancer.
Children who are exposed to sexual activity through television programs, films, magazines and music are likely to have sexual activity. More than 1,000 American children aged between 12 and 15 were asked identify what kinds of media were exposed to sexual activity. Researchers looked for examples of romantic relationships, nudity, touching, kissing and etc. Researchers examined 264 items on the list. This included teen magazines, teen movies and television programs. The study concluded that the strong relationship between media and a child/teen's sexual expression may be due to the media's role as an important source of sexual socialization for teenagers.
Although a woman can bear a child at the age of 18, it is
still not right that teens can have sex during their teenage years. The dangers we associate with teen pregnancy are drug
use, STD's, prior abortion, extreme youth, and lack of prenatal care. Teen
pregnancies can end up in Cesarean
section and down syndrome. Children of teenage mothers frequently have lower
birth weights, increasing the risk of infant death, blindness, deafness,
chronic respiratory problems, mental retardation, mental illness and cerebral
palsy. And poverty is the life consequence of teen pregnancy.
Although women can bear children by the
age of 18, there are still not mature enough to have a child. Teenagers are
more likely to be sexual active from being exposed to sex from media. Children of
teenage mothers can have health risks such as mental illness, blindness,
deafness and etc.
