Blog entry #2 After Years Of Decline, Teenage Pregnancy Rate Rises

After Years Of Decline, Teenage Pregnancy Rate Rises

Pregnancy rate from girls 15-19 increased by 3% from 2003-2009. Teenage pregnancy rate is made up of births, miscarriage, and abortions. Experts say that it is to soon to know if the teenage pregnancy birth rates will continue to rise. Teenage pregnancy rates for whites are far lower than for blacks and Hispanics, but still the pregnancy rate increased for all three groups. Teaching teenagers sex education is proven that is does work.

Reflection-

    What stuck me about the article was that, the pregnancy rate keeps getting higher and higher, & so dose abortion. I thought that it was really crazy that rates for whites was way lower than blacks and Hispanics. Its important to know this because, now we know what the issue is and how it stands now.

Evidence-
"This new study makes is clear that abstinence-only sex education for teenagers does not work," said Cecile Richards, the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation Of America.