1/3 of Teen Moms were ignorant of pregnancy chances

[Thesolcity]

ATLANTA — A new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant. In a survey of thousands of teenage mothers who had unintended pregnancies, about a third said they didn't use birth control because they didn't believe they could pregnant.

MTV photo via AP​

Maci and her son Bentley, above, in a scene from the teen reality series, 'Teen Mom.'​

What were they thinking, exactly, isn't clear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey didn't ask teens to explain their reasoning.
But other researchers have talked to teen moms who believed they couldn't get pregnant the first time they had sex, didn't think they could get pregnant at that time of the month or thought they were sterile.
"This report underscores how much misperception, ambivalence and magical thinking put teens at risk for unintended pregnancy," said Bill Albert, a spokesman for the Washington, D.C.-based National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

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I find this...unsurprising....

 

[ZaeZae64]

Okay. Neat. Okay. Neat. Okay. Neat. Okay.Neat.

In all seriousness does this really classify as significant enough to get USN?

 

[Oveneise]

Okay. Neat. Okay. Neat. Okay. Neat. Okay.Neat.

In all seriousness does this really classify as significant enough to get USN?

My thoughts exactly.
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[Hells Malice]

1/3 Teen Moms needed a falcon punch.

Someone that stupid should not be allowed to take care of another living being, when they clearly can't take care of themselves to begin with.

 

[Bladexdsl]

1/3 of Teen Moms were ignorant slutts

 

[Thesolcity]

Okay. Neat. Okay. Neat. Okay. Neat. Okay.Neat.

In all seriousness does this really classify as significant enough to get USN?

Eh, thought it was interesting. Mods can move or remove it if they wish plus I don't remember there being guidelines on what the content of news stories should be, other than real stories of course.

 

[Apex]

I seriously doubt that the results are accurate. They have been preaching the risk of pregnancy since third grade in the United States. I would imagine most teenage mothers are still kids, and have even more reason to act childish, which means likely they lied for the sake of not taking direct responsibility for their actions.

 

[Hells Malice]

I seriously doubt that the results are accurate. They have been preaching the risk of pregnancy since third grade in the United States. I would imagine most teenage mothers are still kids, and have even more reason to act childish, which means likely they lied for the sake of not taking direct responsibility for their actions.

and yet that would still make them morons.

 

[Thesolcity]

I seriously doubt that the results are accurate. They have been preaching the risk of pregnancy since third grade in the United States. I would imagine most teenage mothers are still kids, and have even more reason to act childish, which means likely they lied for the sake of not taking direct responsibility for their actions.

They are preaching out of date methods. To give you an idea, what is taught in family life in the local district where I live is decided by a board of parents. The school holds a meeting and presents the material to the parents and then the parents vote on whether its added to the curriculum. Those parents are sticklers, btw.

 

[BlueStar]

1/3 of Teen Moms were ignorant slutts

What about the teen fathers? Are they ignorant sluts in these cases as well?

 

[emigre]

Personally I feel this illustrates the importance of providing sufficient sex education to young people.

 

[InuYasha]

1/3 of Teen Moms were ignorant slutts

What about the teen fathers? Are they ignorant sluts in these cases as well?

Plenty of blame to go around...

males,females,parents,ignorant thinking,celebritys,reality tv.... etc etc etc

 

[Veho]

Personally I feel this illustrates the importance of providing sufficient sex education to young people.

Nonsense, sexual education only promotes promiscuity. We should keep not teaching kids anything and then call them ignorant sluts.

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[Cyan]

I'll move it to offtopic chat.
I think it's more a subject to talk and debate than a news.
It's not really new that early teens get pregnant.

Unfortunately, I think the dad always leave and let the mom alone
They don't take any responsibility of their acts.

If they don't want to abort, they can always place the child in a family (adoption or temporary until they complete their school and become more mature).
It's maybe not that easy to take the decision, there are a lot of facts involved (family, religion, country structures, etc.)

 

[Thesolcity]

I'll move it to offtopic chat.
I think it's more a subject to talk and debate than a news.
It's not really new that early teens get pregnant.

Unfortunately, I think the dad always leave and let the mom alone
They don't take any responsibility of their acts.

If they don't want to abort, they can always place the child in a family (adoption or temporary until they complete their school and become more mature).
It's maybe not that easy to take the decision, there are a lot of facts involved (family, religion, country structures, etc.)

Potential cash flow from being aired on "Teen Mom"

Spoiler

Kidding, I'm only kidding.

 

[Sterling]

I can believe that many of these women girls are ignorant of the risks, but a 3rd? Think again. While I don't think that sex ed in school is the greatest idea ever, I do believe they need to step up the public curriculum. And if parents have such a problem with it, why don't they take up the responsibility and teach their child all about the risks.

 

[exangel]

I find it a misnomer to even call them women even when they are mothers.
Even though I was an early bloomer, I sincerely disbelieve 99.99% of girls in the US have the life experience or sense of personal responsibility necessary to be thought of as an actual woman until age 23-25.

So long as the mothers surveyed had a consensual conception, yeah, I am really not actually surprised by that high a percentage. See Willful Ignorance; Wishful Thinking

 

[wasim]

I'm glad that this doesn't happen here in India. well, AFAIK.


They should've known abt these things

Spoiler

 

[exangel]

Spoiler

I find this horrifying, but at least they're being responsible.

 

[Sterling]

@[member='exangel']
I see what you're saying. I just have a habit of being polite.