A Pro-Choice Argument

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family. Many women lack sexual education, such as which contraceptives are available to them, where to buy them, and how to pay for birth control, which can be very expensive.(Small steps are being made to help with the latter problem. Recently, Maryland became the first state to offer insurance coverage for contraceptives.1) These women who are uninformed about the family planning options open to them are generally the same women who are from lower class societies, and therefore lack the money required for raising a child. Prenatal care is extremely expensive. Many doctor visits are required, which can quickly escalate in cost. Then there are the hospital fees for the actual childbirth, not to mention the costs for any complications that might arise. "Adolescents often receive inadequate prenatal care and give birth to approximately 50,000 low birthweight babies each year."2 These complications can lead to physical as well as emotional stress on the mother.
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wanted to do - planned to do - could no longer be an option after my 'mistake.' I would have to admit that I had failed and settle for whatever society considered me capable of. I no longer had to prove my worth; I had none."3 Pregnant teens are often told that they will never amount to anything, which makes it even more difficult to cope with the emotional stress of the pregnancy. "Less than 60 percent of teen mothers graduate from high school by age 25 -- compared to 90 percent of those who postpone childbearing."2
Many women also suffer from emotional and/or physical pressure from their families. I know for me personally, my family would not think kindly of me having a baby at age ...

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