Teen Pregnancy

Teen pregnancy is a big issue, especially in Mississippi with is a state that ranks in the top three when it comes to teen pregnancy.Teen girls left and right are getting pregnant. The average age range of teen pregnancy are starting at the age of fourteen. Due to poor parenting skills and too much freedom among young teenage it trapped them to try new things and the things that hear going on. In the world now, teenage are curious about things and are often bored which also contribute to the high pregnancy rate.Mississippi is a poor state when it comes to funds and most family are poor, this forces the pregnancy person to have the baby because they can not afford to get an abortion.The idea of getting on birth control is quite embarrassing for teenage girls in which they choose not to get on because of the stereotypes said about it. For instance, the actors Jamie Lynn Spears (Britney's Spears sister) who is sixteen,give teenagers the prospective to think getting pregnancy is fine. Most teenagers look up to celebrities and try to follow their lead which make cause them to do what they do because they feel its right.In addition, with teens having unprotected sex, it has lead to a drastic increase in the abortion rates. Although, condoms are not 100 percent effective and guaranteed to protect against pregnancy and to prevent against sexual transmitted diseases, abstinence is the number choice to fight against these issues.