view a baby as a clear sign that they are
             adults, and sometimes become pregnant to prove to their parents that they are too old to be
             treated as children"(Edelson Pg. 97). Some see a baby as someone who will provide
             unconditional love that they lack from their families. For boys, fathering a child is often as sign
             Unfortunately, it seems that those who will not use abstinence as their method of birth
             control know very little about other methods . Study after study points out that only increased
             use of contraception can reduce the number of teen pregnancies. So far, it dosn't seem to have
             made any difference which political and religious authorities take a stand against teenagers
             engaging in sex. The numbers indicate that however worried or guilty they may feel about it,
             teenagers continue stumble into sexual relationships that can change the course of their lives.
             Novalee Nation in Where the Heart Is, became pregnant accidentally. She had not
             planned to be pregnant and when she was, she saw it as a chanc
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