Would teen pregnancy rates go down if we made teenagers watch footage of childbirth?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

[RebelinSteel]

No providing good sexual health education from their parents and school is the best approach. Going into sex at a realistic level, for example the impact of oils on condoms, making readily available condoms for teens. Accept that they are actively having sex and provide education and support, not trying to stamp it out, acceptance and better support through education and support services. Also access to things like morning after pill, options if they are pregnant.

[jshm2]

No more than murder rates will go down, if they show horror movies in prison.

Everything from abuse, to underage alcohol consumption can be linked to these pregnancies. The main factor being it's not a conscious decision being made by one or both parties.

Some people are just made to be murderers and some are just natural cum dumpsters.

You can't educate or protect against stupid.

[petitedollbabee]

No, most teen pregnancies are accidental. Traumatising someone isn’t going to make them suddenly infertile. Teens have urges and a lot of hormonal needs, traumatising them won’t stop them from having sex. A more effective method to avoid teen pregnancy would be better and more accurate sex education. Sex ed is seriously lacking these days.

[slatyb]

Also contraceptives handed out in schools for the asking.

[petitedollbabee]

Absolutely!

[Anonymous]

Yeah.
I’m sure childbirth videos would really scare teenage boys into abstinence.

[Asker]

How many girls would let them if they saw it first?

[Opinion Owner]

As usual, it’s the girls who must be responsible for controlling the behaviours of boys.
Any ideas on how to get the boys to change their behaviour?

[slatyb]

Of all developed countries outside the former Soviet Bloc, the teen pregnancy rate is the highest in the United States. There are two simple things that would make teen pregnancy rates go down in the US:

1. Comprehensive sex education -- no "Abstininence Only" sex non-education. The locales with no sex education have the highest rates of teen pregnancy and STDs.

2. Freely available contraception, as in free for the asking.

[888theGreat]

Showing an abortion would reduce abortions. They pull baby out in pieces and crush it's head.

[gorydetails]

They'd go down if a teen had a newborn parent call them every time the child is up and the teen had to stay awake as much as the parent.

[msc545]

No. Nothing is inherently disturbing about childbirth.

[exitseven]

Just to the baby. The poor baby is swimming around all nice and comfortable and all of a sudden it gets yanked out of a nice warm bed and shove under a bright light. It must really suck.