This paper highlights the importance of providing young people with every resource they need to make informed and healthy decisions on sexuality and childbearing.
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Teen childbearing often poses real challenges to a young person’s ability to stay in
school and earn a living wage; places burdens on the parents of the teen mother and father; and often locks families and communities into a cycle of poverty, joblessness, and dependency on state assistance. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of providing young people with every resource they need to make informed and healthy decisions on sexuality and childbearing.