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American teens planning to get knocked up
Published: 07 May, 2010, 22:57
Edited: 09 May, 2010, 22:48
TAGS: Children, Lifestyle, USA
For the first time in more than a decade the teen pregnancy rate in the US has risen. Many American teens planned to get pregnant and don't regret their decisions.
Three in 10 American girls get pregnant by the age of 20, and experts say about 20 per cent of those pregnancies are planned.
After three months of dating, 19-year-old Nadia Calix and her boyfriend Jose Andrade decided it was time to have a baby.
"I really wanted a baby when it comes down to it… It’s a little love story basically. When I met him, I knew I wanted to marry him and have his children," Calix said.
Calix dropped out of college and moved in with her boyfriend's mother. They have already decided to alternate school days when she gives birth to accomodate the baby.
" We were very committed to each other. We had also talked about marriage and stuff like that," Fuentes said.
Some experts think that American culture is to blame for the number of teenagers who plan to get pregnant.
"In the United States we clearly do not have a social norm that teen pregnancy is not OK. I think by comparison, countries in Western Europe, Asian countries and elsewhere have a very clear social norm that teen pregnancy and starting a family at a young age is not in the best interest of the teenagers, nor of society, nor for the children," said Bill Albert from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
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All I can say is, they are lucky they live in a country where things like welfare exist. At 17, you're basically still a baby... Even at 23, after college, that's when you begin to think and reason properly(with emphasis on "begin"). Babies have no place raising babies..
For any teen to allow themselves to get knocked up is a big mistake. It is evident these teen/children are unable to clearly think through the consequences of have a child at such a young age. These children have their whole lives ahead of them. It's more important they finish school/college first, to pickup on survival skills so they don't become a (tax) burdan to society. Then find your prince charming and start that family when ready.
"In the United States we clearly do not have a social norm that teen pregnancy is not OK. I think by comparison, countries in Western Europe, Asian countries and elsewhere have a very clear social norm that teen pregnancy and starting a family at a young age is not in the best interest of the teenagers, nor of society, nor for the children," said Bill Albert from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
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Who are these people and where do they come from? It is like a cult, obsessed with chaos. Teenage pregnancy most certainly is considered from a European perspective in the US. I know this person and his cohorts are doing everything in their power to change that, but there still aren't many parents in America who eagerly await the discussion at the dinner table about their 17 year old daughter being pregnant.
It was different before industrialization and automation of manufacturing processes. Any example in this article not Catholic?