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This Is What We've Got To SayPersonally, I think the new Government Campaign targeted at boys to help reduce Teen Pregnancy is a good idea is a good idea and for a number of reasons:1. We will have a number of campaigns that aim at both male and females. Previous campaigns have always been aimed at us girls, but what about the boys? Surely it is their responsibility as well as ours to learn about the consequences of unprotected sex and teenage parenthood! Maybe by targeting both sexes we will then work together to reduce teenage pregnancy incidences. The pressure of having sex might also be reduced if all of us know the risks we are taking. 2. O.K so driving licences being banned from boys sounds like a small price to pay compared to having to pay for a baby. But we all know how boys like to learn to drive as soon as possible so they can show off to girls in their rusty old cars! Maybe something as simple as a driving licence will make boys think a lot more carefully as to whether they want to have their wicked little way and risk losing their driving licence for good! 3. Again, like having your driving licence banned, who wants to have a percentage of their wages taken without any choice for next 16 years! Certainly not boys when they're saving for their lads holidays. Also, us girls should also think carefully because although we would receive something from the father, there certainly wouldn't be any holidays for us because of the amount of money we would have to pay, and probably for a lot longer then 16 years! The government campaigns should certainly help every teenager think a little more seriously about sex and its consequences. But surely isn't it up to us to wise up a little and realise that nobody is going to enjoy being a parent in their teenage years; and I'm sure the baby won't enjoy it either if you can't fulfil their needs.  Who really wants to be a parent when they're a teenager, when we can get pocket money from our parents and earn some cash from part-time jobs and spend, spend, spend it on our selves? We can go out and have fun and buy flash new clothes instead of babies' clothes! Not everything will always work out as well as it did for Sarah Louise Platt, the 13-year-old girl from Coronation Street. She became pregnant, had the baby and now life's all hunky-dory for her with both parents supporting her and the baby. It isn't often like that, with many girls finding that they have to move out of the house and support themselves.So you've read all the facts and you'll still not scared off by the thought of sex then read the advice from the official sources to make sure you're prepared! Vick Related Links: · www.teenpregnancy.org · www.lovelife.uk.com · www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentials/life/rel/rel5.shtml · www.paramountstations.com/common/teenfiles/sex  remember!!! - having sex under the age of 16 is illegal to the top back to the features directory |