Many clinics and doctors do not require parental consent for young women to obtain contraceptives. Fast Facts Every year, almost one million teenage women become pregnant. 2 Four out of every ten girls will become pregnant while they are teenagers. 3 Families started by teen mothers make up half of all welfare recipients. 4 Discussion Questions 1.
Condoms are extremely reliable.
As reported in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases in 1992, a person who uses a condom is more than 10,000 times safer than a person not using a condom during intercourse. Actually, overcoming shyness about buying condoms is often the most difficult aspect of using them. Condoms are also available at clinics or at other community-based organizations, as well as pharmacies and convenience stores. Purchasing condoms, as well as other contraceptives, demonstrates sexual responsibility. This figure generally reflects improper use or people who do not use them every time they have intercourse.