TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND ABORTION

Teenage Pregnancy and Abortion

Research Paper Outline

Abstract

Introduction

Aims and Objectives

Literature Review

Significance

Methodology

Results and discussion

Conclusion

Teenage Pregnancy and Abortion

Abstract

The topic of teenage pregnancy and abortion is much debatable these days. In the age of education, advancements and developments, such situations are increasingly growing. This paper is a deep focus on the underlying factors for the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy. It bends upon providing the reader with a clear understanding of the concept of teenage pregnancy and abortion to its readers and maintains to create interest through evidences, facts and figures supporting the arguments provided. It aims to stretch upon the elements responsible for such incidents and also explores to examine the proportion of abortion with respect to the rate of pregnancies. Moreover, the paper also undertakes to observe the consequences of the pregnancies on young girls and attempts to research on the measures which must be undertaken by them in order to avoid such circumstances from occurring. The main supporting evidences in the paper will include the statistics of past years for the sake of comparison, the graphs and charts showing fluctuations of such happenings, and the real life examples of these occurring. This research will be based upon the data collected from secondary sources and personal observations and opinions. In conclusion, the implementation methodologies of such measures and their pace of acceptance in different societies will be evaluated to forecast the future outcomes of such aspects and recommendation. (Hoffman, 1998).

Introduction

Teen Pregnancy

Around the world, teen pregnancy rates have declined and currently account for 1 in 10 births. Approximately one-third of these pregnancies are not planned or wanted. Rates of teen pregnancy (out of 1,000 teenage girls) range from 2.9 in South Korea to 143 in sub-Saharan Africa, and in most of Latin America one-third of girls are teenage mothers. Economically impoverished countries like Niger have higher teen pregnancy rates (233 per 1,000), while wealthy countries like Japan have very low rates (4 per 1,000). Poverty is also linked to higher rates within developed countries. For instance, in Italy the poorest area has a rate of 10 per 1,000, while the richest has 3.3 per 1,000; in the United Kingdom, over half of all teen pregnancies occur among the 30 percent most impoverished individuals. (Duran,2000).

Interpretations of teen pregnancy differ by country and are dependent on cultural norms. In developing countries, there may be no social stigma associated with teen pregnancy, and it often occurs within marriage. For example, in Niger, 87 percent of girls are married by age 18 and 53 percent of them have given birth by 18. Factors associated with teenage pregnancy in developing countries include early marriage, traditional gender roles, poverty, lack of sex education, and lack of access to safe and reliable contraception and abortion. (Mainard,1996)

In many developed countries, teen pregnancy is seen as a social problem, and research has associated it with poorer life outcomes including higher risk of lifetime poverty. The highest rate of teen pregnancy in developed countries occurs in the United States, which ...