Teenage Pregnancy... (Teenage Pregnancy)

Member Name: hstokoe44395

Product:	Teenage Pregnancy
Date:	11/11/09 (58 review reads)
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Advantages: Services

Disadvantages: Commitment- Education

Teenage Pregnancy...

Worst Rates in UK

To start off my rant, this is pretty shocking. But, I do not completely disagree.

In May 2008, my sister fell pregnant at 15. My mum and dad are divorced and of course we gave her as much help as she could. She decided to go ahead and have the baby which was her own choice. Now, more than a year later she has her own house and the baby is well looked after!

I was surprised at the range of services available for Teenage Pregnancies and I think this is a great idea. School can also be helpful at times but, when my sister fell pregnant in year 10, she only ended up going back to do her GCSE examinations in year 11 because it got to complicated with all the risk assessments etc..

The local council provided a one to one worker who would give support, guidance and attendant any meetings that she was required to be there. There is also a scheme at the 'Children's Centre' which is sponsored by Sure Start which helps young mothers and fathers to interact and share their problems with others there. Also, the local council came in very handy with the housing situation and it took no longer than 2 months to get a decent house.

I know teenagers these days need to take more care and be sensible. But, there is a lot of free contraception available at clinics and drop in centres and there should be no excuses unless it was planned. Sometimes, I understand there can be accidents which can be hard to control therefore this is why I have quite a positive opinion on this.

I don't really like how some people are stuck in their beliefs about this because situations have changed and although sex is meant to be something people enjoy, why can't the younger generation enjoy this too. Providing they are over sixteen.

I went to a catholic school so I do realise a lot of Catholics and also Christians are against pre marital sex but they are also against abortion. I don't know what I would do in the situation and I can understand how it would all become a bit overwhelming for the teen.

I do think that there should be a lot more lessons of sex education taught in schools these days, it seems to have been pulled of the curriculum for an unknown reason. I know some people may view this differently than I do, but when you are in the situation or you are close to someone in the situation your views change.

I don't like the fact that if a teenager gets pregnant they are automatically given a name for themselves. I think this is completely wrong and some teens cope better than adults do. Do not get me wrong adults are a lot more mature but I do think we should give a bit of ease to the younger generation especially if they are prepared to take on the commitment for life.

I think we should try to reduce rates, due to the simple fact that the world is going to be overcrowded and teens should be able to live their lives before. To do this I think parents should speak more openly with their children about this subject and also schools should make teens more knowledgeable of certain situations.

You may completely disagree with me but this is just my opinion!

Thanks for reading this, I hope people can see where I am coming from.

Summary: My opinion