Teen pregnancy is a quite big problem in the society. How bad is the problem? The United States has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world. Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $7 billion annually. Four in 10 young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20? nearly one million a year. Eight in ten of these pregnancies are unintended and 79 percent are to unmarried …showed first 75 words of 1104 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1104 total…the next level. What teens want from themselves? They understand that they can't ask of others what they aren't ready to do themselves. They should seek information to help them make healthy decisions, rather than blame other people when something goes wrong. They should be responsive to, and respectful of, their parents. More than anything, they need to take responsibility for their own actions. They can't wait for change? They need to make it happen.