Teen Pregnancies

In Dinora’s blog, she explains the Bill 592. The Bill would allow mothers at age 16 and older to receive contraceptives without their parents knowing. Dinora argues that this would help the girls who already have a child because chances are they are going to continue sexual activities. She also states that some girls are still embarrassed at this age to talk with their parents.
I agree with Dinora. In this article, it says that Texas is the leading state in the nation for the percentage of teen mothers. It also say that Texas leads the nation in repeat births to girls aged 15 to 19. Obviously what Texas is doing now isn’t working. We need to try new things to help these uneducated teens. If we are the leading state for repeat pregnancies in girls 15 to 19, then why not pass this bill? We need something to stop this. The article I mentioned above also states that “Babies born to mothers aged 15-17 have less supportive and stimulating home environments, poorer health, lower cognitive development, worse educational outcomes, higher rates of behavior problems and higher rates of teen childbearing themselves.” Why would anyone want this for a child? If we can help prevent at least some of the teen pregnancies then we should do so.