The Causes and Effects of Unsafe Sex Having unsafe sex with a partner is not only brainless; it can be deadly. There are many reasons teens choose to have unsafe sex, from peer pressure, to the passion of the moment, to the media, which often portrays sex as an act with no negative result...

Increase in Sex Education or an Increase in Population and Disease? Many students each year dread going to school because they know they are going to start sexual education. I was one of them, learning all of this very personal stuff from a teacher is extremely embarrassing. Most of the time eac...

Teenagers and Sex Kelly, 17, slips into the health resource office at E high school in Brooklyn where she quietly asks for a free condom. She says her visits to the room on the second floor where the condoms are kept in a locked file cabinet, give her a powerful ...

Adam Dannenberg Psychology 102 3/15/01 Summary of a Professional Journal Article Today's teenagers differ from the teenagers of the past in that society has changed dramatically. In Victor C. Strasburger's journal article "Sex, Drugs, Rock 'N' Rol...

"Turning Point in Your Life" About three years ago I made a very stupid decision of having unprotected sex, being a teenager you will never think about the consequences of your actions. That is why it leads me into being pregnant at the age of sweet sixteen. I was seven weeks pregnant at...

Teen Pregnancy Lens The numbers of teenage pregnancy are very high but when you think about the numbers most could have been prevented with the use of protection. Some people may not afford condoms but if you cannot afford a condom you cannot afford a baby. Children from homes ran by teenage m...

The Bird and The Bees do it, Why not Teach It? President Bush, Everyday a horrifying amount of teenagers become pregnant in just the state of Arizona. Arizona is only one of the many states that take funding from the government to use towards abstinence only sexual education. Less than five yea...

Over recent years, it seems that all the efforts to fight teen pregnancy are beginning to pay off. Thanks to the continued dedication of our parents, teachers and community leaders, the young people today have more support and education concerning the dangers, consequences, and challenges of adoles...

After nearly every child is conceived, it is, without a doubt, going to grow into a living, breathing being. When a mother, father or both parents take that precious life-to-be and decide whether or not that child gets to live is when abortion becomes a social problem. On this topic, I am torn, plai...

I beleive that abortion, in certain circumstances, is allright. It all depends on the person and the reason why she may want to have an abortion. I think a woman should be able to have an abortion if she were raped and became pregnant. It would be understandable if she didn't want to have the baby. ...

"More than half of American teenagers have had sexual intercourse and face significant sexual health risks. Each year, over one million teenagers become pregnant, one in seven teenagers contract an STD, and one in five hundred students are infected with HIV." A large amount of high school students t...

There are many women who have choices to make in life that can be difficult or easy. One very difficult decision is whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. Most people should think before they act. If a woman has to terminate a pregnancy, it is because she wasn't planning to get pregnant or beca...

Many teenagers now are very sexually active and take the risk that comes with sexual intercourse. There are many consequences that come with having sex. First of all, it can cause pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and emotional consequences too. (Edelson 50) That is why birth control is an im...

Condom distribution in Public Schools During our panel discussion on should condoms be distributed in public schools, I took the position of supporting the distribution. It is not that I agree with young teenagers having sex but the statistics show that 70 percent of all students are having sex...

Should Condoms be distributed in High Schools? "More than half of American teenagers have had sexual intercourse and face significant health risks. Each year, over one million teenagers become pregnant, one in seven teenagers contract and STD, and one in five hundred students in college ca...

The media these days portrays sexual intercourse as a right of passage for teenagers. Any person in the United States can tell you that as soon as you turn your TV on, you are bound to find something containing some sort of sexuality. Yet, it is depicted as being no big deal. As more and more teens ...

Birth control is used to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Birth control has been a concern for humans for thousands of years. We have come a long way from early forms of contraceptives, although some of the same concepts are still used. However, it is important to note that different kinds of birth contr...

When, if ever, is an abortion the right choice to make? There is no consensus about when abortion is appropriate. More precisely, the question is under what conditions is the abortion morally acceptable? I believe this question cannot be answered. There are many points of view argued by different gr...

The main point of this paper is to discuss the relationship between science and religion in today's society. I will present the most commonly used birth control methods to compare them to the religious beliefs of the church. All of the birth control methods will represent how scientific tech...