Teen Pregnancy
Abstinence now, or baby later?
In the USA about 820,000 teens become pregnant every year
79% of teens who get pregnant aren't married.
80% of teen pregnancy is unplanned.
Almost 25% of teens who have a teen pregnancy will have another birth within two years.
80% of teen pregnancy is unplanned.
Almost 25% of teens who have a teen pregnancy will have another birth within two years.
The USA spends $7 billion on teen pregnancies a year
Only 1/3 teenage mothers graduate high school and get their diplomas.
At age 30 only 1.5 percent of women who had teen pregnancies are college graduates.
At age 30 only 1.5 percent of women who had teen pregnancies are college graduates.
Schooling
It's much harder for a teen who's a mother or a father to finish high school. Most drop out of school
Teen Abortion
About a quarter of all teen pregnancies in the USA are aborted
Premature
Babies born to teen mothers are more likely to be premature and have health problems
If your life is already hard, then you shouldn't drag another life into it.
Tensions in a Relationship
More often than not, having a baby will put much more stress on you and your partner, whether it be to marry or just to take care of that baby.