Teen Pregnancy

Do teenagers think about the long lasting effects that come from sex? Do schools make

students aware of them? Is there a connection between the sex education curriculum in school and the

pregnancy rate?

Three percent of female teenagers have given birth, seventeen percent of whom have

had more than one child. In Indiana the birth rate is 30.3​, that means around 30 births per

1,000 adolescent females.

School should teach the long lasting possible effects that having sex can bring. Sexuallly

Transmitted Diseases and pregnancy rates are higher at schools that teach only abstinence.

So here is the real question: Would teaching students to have safe sex help keep

those numbers low?

Chances are that the answer is yes. For example: if the school handed out

condoms, sexually active students would be more likely to use them due to the fact they have

easier access.

If you have more questions, visit the teen pregnancy website.

Staff Reporter- Kyra Plance