Teen pregnancy is a major issue in the United States of America. Teen pregnancy rates in the United States are twice as high as they are in other developed nations such as England, Whales and Canada and nine times as high as Japan and the Netherlands. The U.S. national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy states that 40% of all sexually active girls will become pregnant before the turn 20. Not all of these pregnancies will result in birth because of abortion and miscarriages. But one of the incredible facts is that 7 in 10 of these pregnancies are from males who are not teens themselves but adults usually more than five years older than the mothers.
             Teen parents face many difficult decisions and situations. The first choice they have to make is whether or not to keep the child they now have growing inside of them. There are three different options. The first is abortion but many young girls choose not to do this because of religious and moral beliefs. Another option is to go through with the pregnancy but to give the baby up for adoption. Since the practice of adoption is changing this is becoming a more accepted choice. Now birthmothers can stay a part of their child's life through the new process of open adoption.
             The third option is to keep the baby and raise it themselves. This option brings on many more choices such as; who will help with babysitting? Where will the family live? Is the father willing to give emotional and financial support? All these questions must be answered and can cause a lot of stress.
             One of the main problems all teen parents face is lack of money. Even if a teen mother has a job and some one to care for her child if she hasn't finished high school she won't be able to make much more than minimum wage. Now, any money she earns will have to be spent on baby expenses such as diapers, wipes and clothing. Most teen parents live in abject poverty. As much as sixty percent of teenage moth...