Like poverty, or teen pregnacys, ect ect.
210828
1)corrupt government\n2)corrupt government\n3)corrupt government
580840
I would bet that most of them don't plan of having too many kids, it's just that they can't afford protection and/or birth control.
202927
Teen pregnancy can't be good for anything or anybody, including the pregnant teen and the kid.
321223
I am so glad you asked this while I'm in a bad mood!! YES! There should be a regulatory body set up incorporating specialists from Social and Child Services as well as the government and Education and Spychriatric professionals. I have grown up in some slum areas of Britain and have known of some outrageously bad parents. Many in the town I live now encourage their children to start breeding young so that the state can provide housing and financial benefits for them. This is not parenting! Many of these parents are ill-educated and have not known full working lives. This is just making the problem worse. The UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in the EU and second in the world only to the USA. Many of these families have little money as a result of poor education and live on or below the poverty line. In short, I believe that in Britain at least we should set a minimum (maybe a maximum) age limit for parenthood and should restrict family size according to income. Harsh but it would mean there was enough money for each child (in theory). Also I believe that would be parents should attend a "parenting course" teaching them how to look after thier children as well as undergo a full spychiatric review. Previous police convictions should perhaps also be reviewed for more heinous crimes. There are far too many ill-adept parents "teaching" their own children their errors. \n\n**PLEASE NOTE: - VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS WRITING ARE BASED ON MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. I AM NOT GENERALISING AND MEAN NO OFFENCE BY ANYTHING I HAVE WRITTEN.**
613820
More and more everyday-the pressure is on. It must be scary for them now. They will have to start living with what they have at home--like so many others poor must do.
642149
It is true that people should always be careful and consider their circumstances before they decide to have kids. Nowadays it's not like how it was back in the olden days. Now the world is over-populated and heading down the drain, it's getting more and more expensive and difficult to raise kids. Back then kids were a blessing sent by God, the children helped out on the farm and did the work for the parents. Nowadays children are still a blessing sent by God but one should really ask themselves if its a blessing that they really want to have and can afford to raise.
152318
Sometimes it's forced on by parents. All of my friends are 16-17 and, depending on how they're parents treat them, they act either younger or older. For example, I have a friend whose mother died when she was little and this girl knows how to take care of herself since she's been taking care of her dad for a few years. Another friend, though, is a little spoiled brat because she asks for everything and gets it plus more. Or it could be the bad media that shows the blondes in the tight skirts that little kids are exposed to and that's how they think they should act. Well, probably a little bit of both factors and more.
356011
I have not heard about this, but how it has saddened me that a whole childhood has now been lost. I wonder how she will ever cope. Of course the questions come to mind, where were her parents, where did she get the alcohol, who gave it to her etc. But what concerned me most was what type of person ( if not another young, immature child) would take advantage of a child that age no matter what state or condition she was in. God my daughter is 11 the thought of pregnancy at that age terrifies me let alone the reality. Where were the responsible adults. I hope if the other party to this was old enough to know better, he gets whats coming to him. The decisions and responsibilities this child is now faced with are far to heavy for her to even comprehend. There effects will be far reaching. How can one expect an 11 yr old child to understand those actions or the consequences. Good lord this has made me so very sad. We will be praying for her physical and emotional safety and well being. Plse do the same.
11123
I believe we should err on the side of life. A choice was made to have sex and a pregnancy is a consequence of that choice. We must be held responsible for our actions.
670671
im guessing becoz of the poverty in third world countries and the lack  of support........here clinics give us condoms, they probably dont there, and coz of there ill conditions, it triggers it, wheras many people in uk, dont even know they have it.
269362
It's very sad. These girls have no childhood. They are pushing themselves into situations they cannot handle. STD's, pregancy, even AID's are happening to very young people. The parents just let them go, I guess. Wish I had an answer.
59298
Her parents obviously aren't paying enough attention to where she is, what she's doing, or anything else. An 8 year old can't just walk into the gas station and buy a pack, someone has to be buying them for her. I can't stand parents who don't keep tabs on their kids. Sadly, she'll probably be the 14 year old pregnant girl with a drug problem.
30923
Why not start a blog that addresses these issues?\n\nYour voice could be heard and you could offer a beacon of hope to many girls in the same situation.\n\nIt's not a perfect solution, but it is cheap and available.
157735
She may be in the early stages of pregnancy, or there is some medical problem or condition....check WebMD, or see a doctor for further investigation.
70815
They do this in part because they are not mature enough to deal with the real world.  I'm not being critical of them. I have too many problems of my own.  These "kids" were not taught a great deal of personal responsibility as children.  That rests squarely on their parents shoulders. Now they are having children and have less chance of teaching their own children responsibility.  It will likely get worse before it gets better.  Some day maybe parents will step up to the plate.
31784
I would say Self-Esteem issues, peer pressure, girls thinking that they should look like girls in the videos or magazines, thus wanting to have comestic surgery to look like someone else, giving in to sex under pressure or too soon, and under age drinking.  Teens... just be the best person you can be.  Be you.
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Check out teenpregnancy.org first - they have an interactive map with rates of teen pregancies by state.\n\n\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/teenbrth.htm\n\nhttp://www.teenpregnancy.org/\n\nhttp://www.womenshealthchannel.com/teenpregnancy/index.shtml\n\nhttp://www.advocatesforyouth.org/teenpregnancy.htm\n\nhttp://www.plannedparenthood.org\n\nhttp://teenadvice.about.com/od/teenpregnancy/\n\nhttp://www.pregnantteenhelp.org/