First of all, about one million teenagers become pregnant each year and more than 530,000 give birth (http://babynet.ddwi.com/tlc/pregnancy/teenfact.html#intro). Too add to the problem, thirty-one percent of all mothers are unmarried when they give birth, and that is including two-thirds of all teenage mothers (DiConsiglio, p10). Our nation's government can only offer help in this major problem by fathering the mother and child with a welfare check each month. The problem still does not become resolved, and the government continues to fork over our money to the young families.

Next, to even begin to come up with a solution to this problem, one must identify

An example of this particular issue is from a young girl named Charlette. When she was only fourteen years old she was faced with many hard times. Her stepfather came back from prison and was beating on her mother and herself. She was forced to live on the streets for awhile and that is when she became prey. A twenty year old guy named Mickey offered her fatherly comfort, and being vulnerable and young, she fell victim to this "predator". When she told him she was pregnant he ran. She later found out that he had six other children, mostly with other young girls. She was naive and got taken advantage of (Klein, p32).

Another alarming statistic which sheds light on this issue is the following: Out of all teen mothers, sixty-six percent of them had children by men who were twenty or older (Klein, p32). Also, a 1992 Washington state study found that 62 percent of 535 teen mothers had been raped or molested before they became pregnant, and the offenders average age was 27.4 years (Klein, p32). Why are teenage girls becoming a target for older men? Probably because after they have been abused, they look for the fatherly attention they never had.

DiConsiglio, John. "Pregnancy: Who's to Blame?" Scholastic Update 8 Mar. 1996:

Rosemund, John. "Cutting Back on TV." Better Homes and Gardens Feb. 1996:

All deserving speculation, there are many possible reasons why teenage Americans are becoming unwed mothers. First of all, today's kids are not being taught morality like they used to. Politician, Alan Keys, says that children are not getting the moral guidance that promotes abstinence f

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