Are You prepared for the

Consequences?
How many teen girls get pregnant each
year?
• Nearly 1,000,000 teen girls get
pregnant each year.

• Nearly 4 out of 10 young

women get pregnant at least
once before they turn 20.

• Each year the Federal

Government (taxpayers) alone
spend about $40 billion to help
families that began with a
teenage birth.
 You can’t get pregnant the first
time, right?

• Wrong. Teen girls can get pregnant the first

time they have sex, and every time after
that. A couple that does not use birth control
has an 85 percent chance of pregnancy
within one year.
Do most teens choose to raise the
child and get married when they
find out they’re pregnant?

• In 1960, only 15% of teen births were to

unmarried teens. In 2000, 79% of teen
births were to unmarried teens.
 Who are the fathers, and where
are they now?

• Nearly 40% of the fathers of children born

to teen mothers are age 20 or older. Only
20% of the fathers marry the teen mothers
of their first children. On average, the
remaining 80% pay less than $800 annually
for child support.
 Do the teen girls who get
pregnant keep their babies?

• Just over one-half of all pregnancies to

teens aged 19 or younger end in births.
Thirty percent of teen pregnancies end in
abortion and 14% end in miscarriage.
 Some things to think about
•Just because you think “everyone is doing it,” does not mean
they are.
•You are in charge of your own life. Don’t let anyone pressure
you into having sex.
•Sex won’t make him yours, and a baby won’t make him stay.
•Not ready to be someone’s father? It’s simple; Use protection
every time or don’t have sex.
• Thinking “it won’t happen to me” is stupid.
 Can you get pregnant if you use
birth control?
• Yes. Even if used perfectly, all methods of
birth control have a failure rate, ranging
from .05% for Norplant to 9% for the
sponge and calendar rhythm. The only way
to make 100% sure that you won’t get
pregnant or get someone pregnant is to not
have sex.
 Facts on Abstinence
• NOT everybody is doing it.
• Most teens who have had sex wish they would
have waited.
• Teens say they should be given a strong
abstinence message.
• Teens do not think it is embarrassing to say
they are virgins.
• Teen males’ approval of premarital sex is
declining.
• College freshmen are less likely to approve of
casual sex.
1. True or False: Most
high school students are
having sex.
 False
• It is estimated now that almost 50% of teens
are engaging in sex.
What is the only
100% way to prevent
teen pregnancy?
ABSTINENCE
How many girls become
pregnant at least once before
the age of 20?
 4 in 10
If you are currently active or thinking
about it, look around and count how
many girls are in the class. If I were you
I would be buying some diapers when
they are on sale.
What percentage of teen
mothers get their high
school diploma?
32%
 What percentage of
pregnancies among
teens are accidental?
85%
 Lesson Plan
Subject: This can be used from 8th to 12th grade.
Unit: Any current events or sociology class.

General goal: The goal will be to inform the students of the consequences of having sex. The students will make their own
decisions; however, this will reinforce those who do not want to have sex. We should also be stressing the importance of
abstinence.
Concepts:
1. The students will be familiar with statistics
2. They will be familiar with the terms abstinence, abortion, child support, and safe sex.
3. An understanding that they will have to live with their decisions forever (Responsibility).
Specific Objectives:
1. Make them aware of how dangerous teen sex is.
2. Make them aware that it can change your entire life.
3. Stress the importance of abstinence.
4. Have them thinking about the statistics and how the consequences will immediately affect them.
Activities:
* Have each student write a one page paper on how the lesson might effect their lives. Is there something that
surprised you? Is there anything about the lesson you do not agree with? Lastly, would you be interested in joining a group of
your peers in an abstinence group?
Evaluation:
The paper will be graded on grammar and how much effort the student put forth. There will be more importance
stressed in the message, rather than the grade.