Kaylah+Betancourt+Annual+Project

=**Teen's all over the world have to deal with teen pregnancy and abortions. These two things can make a major impact in your life. What affect does teen pregnancy and/or abortions have on teenagers? Teen pregnancy and/or abortions affect teens in the following 3 ways: Having a abortion can take an emotional and physical toll on a young women, teen pregnancy decreases when teens are religious, and teen pregnancy and abortions rates are higher in the African American and Hispanic community rather than the white community.**= = = = = =**Having an abortion can take an emotional and physical toll on a young women, [|teens who have had abortions in the last six months are 10 times more likely to commit suicide.]They are more capable to commit suicide because they are not in the proper state of mind. In some cases some teens are even capable to develop a drug or alcohol problems. This is likely because some teens think drugs and alcohol release the stress and this might become a habit. [|Some teens will even be emotionally damaged and will need therapy to over come this terrible tragic in their life.]**= = = = = =Teen pregnancy and abortion rates are higher in the black and Hispanic community rather than the white community. It was recorded that pregnancy rates among blacks and Hispanics teens are 2 to even 3 times higher than whites. [|Abortions rates were 2 times higher for Hispanics compared to whites, but the abortion rate for blacks were 4 times higher than whites]. It was also recorded that in the year [|2000, the pregnancy rates for black teens were 153, the birth rates were about 77 and the abortion rates were 55, compared to white teens they have the lowest rates.]= = = = = =[|Teen's who are religious have lower birth rate's because some religions believe its not good to have sex before marriage,]so most teens have to wait until they are married to have any type of intercourse. Some religions also allow teen's to use birth control so they can avoid the fact of getting pregnant. They also try to teach some teens about abstinence. [|Religion also has a big role in teen pregnancy decreasing because they try and teach teens all the negative things about sex.] For example, they teach teens how having sexual intercourse can spread STD's and different diseases so they are aware of the things they do.= = = = = =Teen pregnancy and/or abortions affect teen's in the following 3 ways: having an abortion can take an emotional and physical toll on a young women, teen pregnancy decreases when teens are religious and teen pregnancy and abortion rates are higher in the black and Hispanic community rather than the white community.=