B is for Babies and P is for Pill

In nations similar to the US, the rate of teenage pregnancies is 9% less; Europeans accept that sex is a natural act and realizing they cannot prevent it.

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(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - More than 400,000 teenage girls still give birth a year according to the CDC's Vital Signs report, and Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black teenage girls are two to three times more likely to give birth than white teens: and of the 46% of teens who have sex 14% of the girls and 10% of boys do not use contraceptives.

If every girl who has reached puberty was given the gift of freedom from want, the lives of families with girls in the U.S., as elsewhere, could be greatly improved.

In nations similar to the United States, the rate of teenage pregnancies is 9% less, and though the article does not say so, Europeans are known to provide girls with birth control pills because they accept that sex is a natural act and realizing they cannot prevent it, they accept it, and provide their girls with pills to prevent pregnancies.

By preventing unwanted pregnancies they allow for the enjoyment of sex, their quality of life and that of themselves, their children and the family.

Makes sense for America, don't you think?

Kenneth G. Ramey is a member of Salem-News.com's original team of writers, he generates provocative articles on the subject of religion and world affairs. We are pleased that Ken's "lone wolf" presence as a writer in the world has been replaced by a spot on our team of writers at Salem-News.com. Raised in Minnesota and California during the dark years of the Great American Depression, Ken is well suited to talk about the powerful forces in the world that give all of us hope and tragedy and everything in between. You can write to Ken at: darken1@sbcglobal.net