This Is What We've Got To Say Personally, I think the new Government Campaign targeted at boys, to help reduce Teen Pregnancy, is a good idea because of the following reasons. - We will have a number of campaigns that are aimed at both male and females. Previous campaigns have always been aimed at us girls, but what about the boys? Surely it is their responsibility, as well as ours, to learn about the consequences of unprotected sex and teenage parenthood! Maybe, by targeting both sexes, we will then be able to work together, to reduce teenage pregnancy incidences. The pressure of having sex might also be reduced if all of us know the risks we are taking.
- O.K, so driving licences being banned from boys sounds like a small price to pay, compared to having to pay for a baby. But we all know how boys like to learn to drive as soon as possible, so they can show off to girls in their rusty old cars! Maybe something as simple as a driving licence will make boys think a lot more carefully as to whether they want to have their wicked little way and risk losing their driving licence for good!
- Again, like having your driving licence banned, who wants to have a percentage of their wages taken, without any choice, for next 16 years? Certainly not boys, when they're saving for their 'lads' holidays. Also us girls should still think carefully, although we would receive something from the father, there certainly wouldn't be any holidays for us, because of the amount of money we would have to pay towards raising a child in the long run would be far more than what boys have to pay.
The government campaigns should certainly help every teenager think a little more seriously about sex and its consequences. But surely isn't it up to us to wise up a little and realise that nobody is going to enjoy being a parent in their teenage years; and I'm sure the baby won't enjoy it either if you can't fulfil their needs.
 Who really wants to be a parent when they're a teenager? When we can get pocket money from our parents and earn some cash from part-time jobs and spend, spend, spend it on our selves? We can go out and have fun and buy flash new clothes, instead of babies' clothes! Not everything will always work out as well as it did for Sarah Louise Platt, the 13-year-old girl from Coronation Street. She became pregnant, had the baby and now her life's all hunky-dory with both parents supporting her and the baby. It isn't often like that, with many girls finding that they have to move out of the house and support themselves. So if you've read all the facts, and you'll still not scared off by the thought of sex, then read the advice from the official sources to make sure you're prepared! However not everybody agrees with this opinion as this recent e-mail shows, so if you agree or disagree have your say and get your views up on the site by e-mailing editor@pupiline.net. "I recently read your article about teenage pregnancy and after the 3rd point I totally disagreed. I am a teenage mum myself and before I had my daughter I had no goal in my life. I left my secondary school due to bullying and went onto home tuition, then I became pregnant. As silly as it may sound, having my daughter encouraged me to get back into education and take 7 G.C.S.E's which all of them I passed. I am not saying that it is like this for everyone but I would never change anything that I have done and I am proud to be a young mum."
Louise...who attended Whitmore Park Annexe School, which helps pregnant teenagers complete their education. Read:
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