That is a good point. We need to educate teens about this. The only education they get about sex is not to do it. Many, many uninformed young girls still believe to this day that you can not get pregnant the first time they have sex. As adults we know that is not the case, but when you are a teenager and you feel you can't talk to your parents, who are you supposed to talk to?
Many, many teenagers believe that if the guy pulls out before ejaculation that they won't get pregnant. That is also not true. The pre-ejaculate contains enough semen to impregnate.
I still think it is better to abort than to give birth and kill them by the age of 3. You see it on the news every day. Baby left in hot car to die. Childs body found in trash can. Starved children discovered in basement.
it goes on and on. Just because a person is able to reproduce doesn't mean they should reproduce.
Many people scream that abortion is so wrong, but do you see any of them adopting these unwanted children? No you don't, but you do hear those same people bitching about food stamps and welfare. Gonna have to pick a side.
I agree that these teenagers need to be informed about safe sex, and depending on the area of the country you are in and the values upheld in that community usually unfortunately reflects in the education the children receive, in heavily religious neighborhoods the education is usually just abstinence, while in urban areas it's very explicit and covers all forms of birth control options- but in the end, it really isn't the school's responsibility to make sure the children know about this. It is the parents'...
There are also a lot of women using abortion as a birth control method as well- this is just sickening and irresponsible to me. As there are many women fully aware of birth control methods but just choose not to use them, knowing full well 'if anything happens it can be fixed'.
Honestly miss to many pro-lifers those situations of neglect and murder seem just as horrifying as abortion itself- the only difference is that with abortion the reality is kept behind a curtain, no one has to hear those children's screams or be faced with their dead bodies..
I also don't think one has to pick a side with either abortion or welfare- as I believe the biggest root of the problem is a lack of self responsibility, I don't think anyone should have to pay taxes to support anyone else.
I don't really want to get into a mud slinging match over this issue (so please, before any mud is slung, can we have a civil discussion on this issue..), it's a very hott topic and everyone usually has a very strong opinion.. I respect your right to have your own opinion as I expect mine to be respected.
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