Peer Presentations II

Another peer presentation that I found really interesting was the one on teen pregnancy. It amazes me how prevalent of an issue teen pregnancy is, and this presentation opened my eyes with statistics and facts. The sad thing is, teen pregnancy is preventable. A lot of people get distracted with the pro-choice/pro-life debate, but I don't think that is the issue at all. As a teen, you can make the choice to be sexually active or to be abstinent. If you choose to be abstinent, there is no way you can become pregnant. However, if you choose to become pregnant, the chances are 50/50. You can protect yourself with condoms and birth control medication and be almost completely protected from accidents, or you can choose the dangerous path of luck-not using protection but hoping things will turn out alright. Since we are in college, we are exposed to a wide variety of sexual pressures, and it is important for us to recognize them and learn how to deal with them. I'm not saying that we shouldn't be sexually active-that is a choice meant for the individual. I'm saying that we need to understand that we are in college for a reason-to get a degree and become successful. If we get pregnant, the chance of that pregnancy setting us back are definite.