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    determined to give her daughters a better life, and so she did. Eventually, she met my father and had me. Hispanics are known for having several festive celebrations; however, they’re also known for their flaws, and one of those flaws involves teenage pregnancy. Many families support their children having children at such a stage in their life, while others disown their daughters; however, because family is highly valued in Hispanic culture, hundreds of families forgive those family members who were banned

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    surprise me since this is something common here in the Imperial Valley; we have such a high rate of teen pregnancy. What really caught my attention was that she was not alone; she had in her cart a toddler that kept referring her to mom. All I could think of was that such a young girl should not be concerned with raising a child, especially not two. Most young girls should be spending their teen years hanging out with their friends, going to parties, and enjoying school, but getting pregnant so

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    newspaper (Parker 2011). Teen pregnancy has been a problem in our society since the year of 2009. Teen pregnancy is still a widely known problem in our society, even though the problem is on the hush. Teen pregnancies affects both female teenagers and male teenager. Teen pregnancies should not be a continuous problem in our society which is already small. There are many ways this community problem will be fixed and will also remove the distraught in all of the families. Teen pregnancies are a concern in

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    fifteen. Statistics say that seven out of ten girls that get pregnant while still in high school will drop out. Seventy percent of girls will drop out of school. In 2013, 273,105 babies were born to girls aged 15-19. That’s a terrifying number, but teen pregnancy rates are lower than ever before. Being part of the thirty percent that made it through high school, I will say one thing: the reason I made it through all four years (that’s right, there was never a moment of my high school career in which I

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    counterpart. But although she may have broken many barriers and achieved great accomplishments, there are still some deep rooted issues which continue to affect her in a most insidious manner. One of the issues that women face in the United States is teen pregnancy which is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. The rates are still higher than they were only a decade ago. Becoming a parent permanently and profoundly alters a teenager 's life. Most of the girls forget about their dreams of

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    Teen Pregnancy Over the past two decades, the rates of teen pregnancy have grown dramatically. According to the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy, approximately every thirty-one seconds ateenager becomes pregnant in the United States. This is unbelievable, however that is the truth that no one can deny. Many people think that teen pregnancy don't effect them unless they get pregnant or one of the family members in teenage get pregnant. However teen pregnancy really affects our communities and country

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    dependency ratio in america. Teen pregnancy is a declining problem in America but it is still a problem that should not be ignored. Teen pregnancy is still a problem in america. Even though teen pregnancy rates are declining it is still a problem and there are many ways it can be prevented. Some including abstinence, condoms, birth control pills or implant, and many more (Plannedparenthood.org). Those birth control methods are just four out of twenty to help prevent teen pregnancy. And anyone of these

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    Causes Of Teen Pregnancy

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    Some reasons of Teen pregnancy are absent parenting, lack of knowledge, substance abuse, living in poverty and peer pressure. The number of teens between the ages of 14-19 has substantially decreased over the last few years. While it may be declining, we still need to look at the causes. While examining the causes of teen pregnancy, we can find new methods of preventing teen pregnancy. If there are different methods identified for preventing teen pregnancy than the number of teens can go down more

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    (Hamilton, B.E.). That’s nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies every year. According to, “11 facts about teen pregnancy” less than 2% of teen moms earn a college degree by age 30 (Par. 2 & 5). There are many reasons for this and the best way to help limit teen pregnancy would be to require parents to attend teen pregnancy prevention meetings held by schools. One of the many problems is that most teens are not well informed about the troubles of being a teen parent. They don’t understand how it will

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    Teen Pregnancy Essay

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    5/6 11/20/2017 Teen Pregnancy The fearless of all parents who have teenagers is pregnancy. Nowadays, teen pregnancy is a serious problem. Teenage have a lack of skills to handle a pregnancy. So that impact strongly on the future of a young woman. Teen pregnancy is associated with negative consequences for adolescents for three reasons: lack of education, medical complication, uncertainty about the future, and financial difficulties. First, the main causes of teenage pregnancy are the lack of education

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