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Teenage Pregnancy Pros And Cons

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“3 in 10 teen American girls will get pregnant at least once before age 20. That’s nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies every year’’(Kathryn and Henshaw).Teen pregnancy affects the emotional and socio-economic aspect, causes psychological stress, and has short- and long- term effects. Teen pregnancy has an emotional effect on the mom. Family hostility may make it difficult to cope with expecting a child. “A pregnant teen with parents may have a hard time accepting the pregnancy, which may cause her to have guilt because of disappointment. The hostility may cause her to feel unable to be taken care of and may look at harming herself and or the baby as a outlet”(Bhadra). Due to lack of support, a pregnant teen may feel helpless. “ In hostile environments, a teen may have low …show more content…

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