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Teen Pregnancies

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 1:45pm

sushihair

sushihair

160 posts

Gold - Lord

Just like the posts about Abortion or Homosexuality,i want to know what you guys feel about this.

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 2:59pm

WeeMan147

WeeMan147

201 posts

Iron - Squire

Well, I think the topic you are trying to suggest is teens in their early age. There is nothing wrong with an eighteen or nineteen year old woman choosing to have a child. I was having sex at age 15, I didn't get anyone pregnant. Teenage sex isn't bad (it's great, even) and shouldn't be stopped. We just need more informed teenagers. Not that being informed will stop young teens getting pregnant, but I hope it will lower the number of them.

 

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 3:08pm

sushihair

sushihair

160 posts

Gold - Lord

I meant early teens.Like 13-17.Im sorry i didnt include that in the first post.Also,I dont mind if you have at that age,but i just think that other people should be careful,cause i knew someone in the 7th grade who was gonna be a dad.

 

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 3:21pm

thepyro222

thepyro222

971 posts

Wood - Knight

All I think is to MAKE SURE your partner is who you're gong to be with the rest of your life.

 

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 3:36pm

WeeMan147

WeeMan147

201 posts

Iron - Squire

thepyro222, it is impossible to tell that. People all the time say that you are going to be together forever, that doesn't mean a thing. No matter how careful you are, anything is possible. Kids are not going to stop having sex, it's a fact. Condoms don't always work, it's a fact. The birth control pills don't always word, it's a fact. Even tubal ligation does not always work. Oh well, too bad. I guess we will just have to teach kids to masturbate more.

 

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 3:54pm

Asherlee

Asherlee

3,246 posts

Iron - Princess

I agree a bit with WeeMan. I think awareness is everything! I can't preach that enough.

Sex Ed in public schools is horrible. They push for abstinence when it isn't going to happen. They should push for safety and information. All these kids need is an available, friendly place to receive STD testing, condoms, birth control, etc. And we need to stop making sex so bad. Turn it into something that isn't a BIG BAD deal and you won't have as many people rebel and do it. It will be a choice they make because they have the right information about it.

 

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 4:04pm

tehblackknight

tehblackknight

31 posts

Iron - Squire

Teen sex and premarital sex is crossing the line of ethics for me I may be fourteen but i know that that is the worst thing you can do for your life so do not do it

 

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 4:08pm

Asherlee

Asherlee

3,246 posts

Iron - Princess

I may be liberal, but I don't see how it crosses a line of ethics if two consenting people at age XX have sex. We are all going to do it, some young, some old. There is nothing wrong with sex. It is the lack of awareness that leads to bad consequences that is pretty horrible.

 

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 4:24pm

TotalReview

TotalReview

803 posts

Gold - Duke

I don't get why we live in a world that is afraid of sex. The problem is that so many people think that they will automatically get an STD or pregnant if they have sex. Sex Ed classes should show precautions and protection to use.

 

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 4:49pm

WeeMan147

WeeMan147

201 posts

Iron - Squire

Tehblackknight, I think that having sex with my long-term girlfriend was the best thing for our relationship. When you commence the act of sex you have an established connection with that person. After we had been having sex for a while our relationship was so perfect that we lived very happily and had a stronger bond. It's not a bad thing, it does not ruin any lives. It's also a fun thing to do. We can not ignore that fact. When two consenting people are open to things, you can really expand your mind.

 

Posted Jul 16, '08 at 5:08pm

Estel

Estel

1,701 posts

Wood - Duke

Moderator

^^But it can possibly mess up a whole relationship, WeeMan....

Having it is not bad, it's the precautions taken. (or in this situation, precautions ignored.) I mean condoms, birth control, etc. aren't 100% it is still pretty high protection.

@theblackknight, it isn't crossing the line of ethics, it is crossing the line of Christianity....

 
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