How is teen pregnancy controversial in today's society?

Answer 1

In 100% of the cases harm is done to their bodies just by getting pregnant. The female body is not fully mature and ready to for pregnancy until age 24. Getting pregnant in the teens does significant harm to a still maturing reproductive system, as well as the immune system. The baby produces an immunal suppression chemical to prevent the body from ejecting the foreign growth taking place inside. At the time of birth, or a miscarriage, the baby has stopped producing this chemical. In a female body that has a still developing immune system, this can cause damage that can affect the rest of their lives, and substantially increasing the chances of developing cancer.

All Children Deserve Two Parents

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears has noted, children born to unmarried women and to those in cohabiting relationships "must often overcome increased risks of poverty, education failure, child abuse, delinquency, emotional distress and mental illness."…….the lack of a father's guidance in children's lives is a major cause of their suffering. "Marriage is the best child welfare, crime prevention, anti-poverty program we have,"

http://www.barnesville.com/archives/266-gem-from-jim-octuplets.....html

Stanford University - Divorce, Nontraditional Families, and Its Consequences For Children

"We know that children of divorced parents have more emotional and behavioral problems and do less well in school than children who live with both their Parent."

http://www.stanford.edu/~rmahony/Divorce.html

Single mothers and the baby boom

For some, the growth of single-mother families is a sign of female empowerment. If children without fathers fare worse than children in two-parent families, say defenders of single mothers, the answer is better pay for women and better social programs. Yet even in Sweden with its generous welfare state, a major 2003 study found that children raised in single-parent homes were at significantly higher risk for addictions and serious psychiatric problems.

Single mothers and the baby boom

By Cathy Young - Boston Globe

May 26, 2009

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/26/single_mothers_and_the_baby_boom/

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