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 * __​Teen Pregnancy__**

by Heather Dryburgh Health Reports, Vol. 12, No. 1 Statistics Canada, Catalogue 82-003 During the last quarter century, there has been an overall decline in the teenage pregnancy rate in Canada, perhaps reflecting the availability of contraceptives, and the increased awareness of the risks of unprotected sex brought about by the AIDS epidemic. kayla - i believe this is a judgement because there is no proof .Denise - i agree with kayla, if there is no proof of what they are saying then they are judging Brianne- i agree with denise and kayla he has nothing to prove this so it is his own judgment 1 Nevertheless, in 1997, an estimated 19,724 women aged 15 to 19 gave birth, and a slightly larger number in this age range—21,233—had an abortion. Denise - i think this is bias cause they are estimating on the numbers. Zatrina- I think this is a judgement because it is estimating numbers. have diminished; however, the risks of serious health consequences remain for babies born to mothers still in their teens. Children of teenagers are more likely to have low birth weights, and to suffer the associated health problems Denise- i believe this is judgment because they are assuming that teens that have children will be worse off Brianne- i also think its judgment because they are assuming this .2 Pregnant teens themselves are also at greater risk of health problems, including, for example, anemia, hypertension, renal disease, eclampsia and depressive disorders.3,4 As well, teenagers who engage in unprotected sex are putting their own health at risk of sexually transmitted infections.1 Teenage pregnancy also has economic consequences. This statement is bias kayla - i believe this statement is a logical fallacies because it is logical that there would be economic consequences but there is no proof showing this Brianne- i have to say i agree with kayla Childbearing may curtail education and thereby reduce a young woman’s employment prospects in a job market that requires ever higher levels of training Denise- Bias because thsi is not certian .8,9 In addition, recessions in the early 1980s and 1990s meant that to maintain an adequate standard of living, dual earning became the norm in many Canadian households. The author uses the word "may" this makes the statement an infrence kayla - i agree that this is an infrence because of the use of the word may Zatrina- i agree with Kayla and Tom 10 But teenagers who give birth, particularly at ages 15 to 17, are likely to be single. Consequently, most teenage mothers lack a partner to contribute to the household income.3 This article focusses on recent trends in pregnancy rates and outcomes (live birth, induced abortion or fetal loss) for 15- to 19-year-olds (see //[|Methods]// and //[|Definitions]//). In 1997, an estimated 42,162 pregnancies of women aged 15 to 19 ended in birth, abortion or miscarriage report kayla - i agree this is a report because of the statistics. Denise- yet again i agree with kayla, they have proof. Abbi- i also agree that this is a report because there are numbers and stats gto prove something Brianne- i think that its bias becasue it is an estamation not a proven fact. The number of pregnancies had declined steadily since 1994, when the estimated total was 46,753 ([|Appendix Table A]) (see [|//Sexual activity and contraceptive use//]). At the same time, the teenage pregnancy rate dropped, and by 1997, it stood at 42.7 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. The decrease in the teenage pregnancy rate in Canada began several years later than that in the United States3,12 (Chart 1). Nevertheless, the US rate remains about double the Canadian rate13 (see //[|International comparisons]//).
 * Short-term trends**


 * Chart 1
 * Teenage pregnancy rates, by age of women at end of pregnancy, women aged 15 to 19, Canada and United States, 1974 to 1997

//Data sources://** //References 5,6,7; Health Statistics Division; Canadian Vital Statistics Data Base; Canadian Institute for Health Information; Alan Guttmacher Institute// ||

Older teens are more likely than younger teens to be sexually active kayla - i believe it is a logical fallacies.8 This is reflected in much higher pregnancy rates at ages 18 to 19 than at ages 15 to 17: 68.9 versus 25.5 per 1,000 Canadian women in the respective age groups in 1997. Nonetheless, even at ages 18 to 19, the pregnancy rate was well below that of women aged 20 to 24 (100.6 per 1,000; data not shown). Teenage pregnancy rates tend to be higher in the North and the Prairie provinces than in other regions (Chart 2). In 1997, the rate in the Northwest Territories was 123.3 pregnancies per 1,000 and over 60 per 1,000 in the Yukon and in Manitoba. Denise - this is report cause they have proof with the statistices in the chart. Zatrina- I would have to agree with Denise. There is a chart full of all the evidence. On the other hand, rates in Newfoundland and New Brunswick were less than 35 per 1,000