Teenage Pregnancies and the Recriminalization of Abortions

Abortion seems to be the importance of my generation because there are so many young girls getting pregnant and trying to take the easy way out by having an abortion. Little do they know that, that coward way out is sometimes more painful and more risky then actually giving birth and that complications rates of abortion increase with younger teenage women. Younger women who carry their baby to term have better births then older women if they get proper care. Being a parent as a teen is a reason why girls drop out of school. Almost twenty five percent of the abortions that occur in the United States are from teenager. In order to prevent abortion in teenagers they need to have contraceptive techniques and a comprehensive understanding of abstinence.

There are now certain things that people can use so they can prevent their pregnancy. Sexual abstinence is a method that guarantees no risk of getting pregnant which also protects male and female from getting any type of viruses and diseases. The more information a teenager has and understands, there are higher chances that they will make the right choice. It’s also very important that every teenager get to know all the advantages and disadvantages of choosing to remain abstinent. Pregnancy prevention is also taught at schools but, even after that there is a large amount of teenagers who are involved in sexual relations.

As a result, there are cases where the contraceptives does not work as planned. For this instance as well exists a solution that is called emergency contraception. An emergency contraception is another way teenagers can prevent pregnancy after having unprotected sex. The results may appear after three or five days after taking the pill. The way these type of pills work is by delaying ovulation. In any case that both fertilization and implantation have occurred already, the pill won’t be able to interrupt the pregnancy. A nurse can also help you find out and decide if the pill won’t work at all on you. Approximately fifty percent of pregnancy is unplanned and almost half of it ends up in abortion. There are different reasons why teenagers decide to abort.mEventually, because having a baby will interfere with their education or they can not afford a baby at the time. As well as there are teenagers who were raped or sexually abused.

In the article, “ raped, pregnant and denied a life saving abortion” talks about a ten year old girl that attended to the hospital with her mother and ended up being twenty one weeks pregnant. As the results showed she was raped by her stepfather. However, child pregnancies are very dangerous since bodies are not completely developed. According to her age it may lead to complications and cause death. The mother wanted her to abort the baby. This issue occurred in Paraguay. Paraguay has the most strictest abortion laws in the world. The authorities decided that she can not abort but instead sent her to a center for young mothers. Paraguay doing that is now responsible for all the things that she face up to. Ensuring that she has the opportunity to access to all medical services and protect her human rights.

Just like any other situation, abortion has pros and cons. An example of a pro can be expressed at a point where, women who receive abortions are less likely to suffer mental health problems than women who denied abortion. Also a con about abortion is known when the women decides to kill an inoffensive person that has done no harm and doesn't have the power to decide whether or not still alive. Although, if a person have had an abortion before and then the couple decides that they want to adopt a member; because of it there are higher chances that the government may not prove the adoption. Meaning that instead of having the option to abort, women should give their unwanted babies to people who cannot conceive.

In some states, to get an abortion you will need your parents or an older family members permission. In other places you go not need the permission of a parent, you are able to get the permission of a judge instead; this is called judicial bypass. In the state of Texas they require to have the concern of at least one parent.

A teenager who became pregnant unintentionally has a lot to consider. When a teenager sees no support from their family, the most common thing is that she may feel stressed and under pressure. The reason why they may feel that way is because of course they didn’t wanted to be pregnant, and they probably seemed themselves as a different person after graduating. Having no type of support from parents ends up deciding to abort the baby.

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