The United Kingdom has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Western Europe. The documentary aired on Channel 4 last nite really opened my eyes to a small proportion of teenage girls who had no idea of contraception! Surely these girls had sex education at school?! The biggest shock for me was when the 13 year old replied to the question, 'did you not think you could get pregnant?' in which she said;' well iv been with the same partner for a few weeks so i didnt think i could get pregnant.' What sort of education is this young mom having?! I beleive that if these teenagers want to have sex then fair enough, we all want to explore and find ourselves as people, but at the same time, these young adults need to be made aware of the consequences of not only becoming pregnant, but the risks that they are putting themselves at for contracting sexually transmitted infection such as chlamydia, herpes, warts, gonorrheoa and even HIV.
One teenager in the documentary insisted on a general anaesthetic during her c-section, this charges the NHS £10,000 a time and of course, where does that money come from? Taxpayers like the majority of yourselves and families!
Click on the following link for further information on teenage pregnancy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4584175.stm
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