different religions, financial status, education and family background. Another influence is the sexual education children are receiving or not receiving at school and at home. While

the problem of teenage pregnancy is acknowledged, solutions are coming slowly.

Some parents feel that pregnancy is a result of the lack of sex education courses taught in schools, while others feel that these courses end up encouraging teenagers to become sexually active. Studies have been done to find out just how important sex education courses are, and what effect they have on pregnancy rates. "The amount of sex education they receive is not as important a factor, according to a new study."

climate', (MacDonald, 1996), which teenagers have been exposed to have been linked with rising adolescent pregnancy rates. These forces must be understood if we are to avoid to obvious pitfalls, draw successfully on our traditional social and cultural strengths,

The conclusion has been made that the rate of teenage pregnancy is rising, but there is no solution in sight. Many thought having sex education in the schools would reduce the rate but statistics have suggested that they will not. There have been

Through many studies it has been proven that sex education in schools has little or no noticeable effect on the teen pregnancy rate.

girl to get pregnant between the ages of 12 and 15. Most thought pregnancy could not occur until after age 16." (Herold, 1997)

suggestions of other ways of reducing the high rates. "Sexual counseling and access to prevention" (Beard, 1992) could be tried. In the mid-1970's the "Ontario gover

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