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Free Research Paper on Teen Pregnancy Awarness in MLA style

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Teen Pregnancy in America
About two teens get pregnant every minute which makes pregnancy an ongoing problem in teens across America ("Stay teen"). Adoption, abortion, or keep a child are all very hard choices to make and should be ultimately up to the mother to decide. Before officially deciding what route you’re going to take you should take the time to explore all your options. Even though teen pregnancy is 100% preventable with abstinence there are options for pregnant teens.
Keeping the baby is one of the most popular options for pregnant teens but it’s also the most challenging. ‘’Having a baby is expensive, and many people find it hard to support their children. Having children can also put a parent's school plans or career on hold.’’ ("Planned Parenthood"). When you have a child, he or she becomes your first priority, and every decision you make, you have to keep them in mind. Deciding to raise your child does not only affect you but everyone around you; parents and partners have abandoned the expecting mother because of this difficult decision. But in the end, raising a child is a very rewarding experience even though the road may be tough. Seeing your child grow up and accomplish things is can help you stay motivated.
There are three different types of adoption options, open, semi-closed, and closed. All adoptions have their positive and negative aspects. ‘’Over 90% of adoptions that take place in the United States have some level of openness while closed adoptions occur less than 10% of the time’’ ("I heart Adoption"). In an open adoption the birth parents pick who raises the baby, get pictures of the child growing up, and are allowed to visit and call the child. The child gets to know who his or her birth parents are and the biological parents can explain why giving them up for adoption was the best choice for them. The birth parents pick how much communication they have with the child. Though this may seem nice, it may be hard for some birth parents to see their child being raised by someone else.
Semi- Closed adoption is similar to open- adoptions but have some differences. When the birth parents see the child a couple of times in the first few months but never again after that and the child may have one picture or keep sake from their birth parents it is defined...

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Date:   12/02/2012

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