Why Planned Parenthood Becomes The Important Issues for American Schools
Executive summary about Planned Parenthood by Elizabeth Hampton
Juggling high school and parenthood is a formidable endeavor. When a teenager becomes a mom, school is unfortunately relegated to a matter of secondary importance. At a time when the application and necessity of a high school diploma has never been more tangible, the academic performance of these students begins to founder. Often, the girl (and her family) will bear the brunt of pregnancy and child-raising.
And GOP wanted to cut funding for Planned Parenthood?
Executive summary about Planned Parenthood by Elizabeth Hampton
On any given day, there are between one and three mothers in my classroom. Those young women, doe-eyed and green, are my students.
Juggling high school and parenthood is a formidable endeavor. When a teenager becomes a mom, school is unfortunately relegated to a matter of secondary importance. At a time when the application and necessity of a high school diploma has never been more tangible, the academic performance of these students begins to founder. Often, the girl (and her family) will bear the brunt of pregnancy and child-raising.
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And GOP wanted to cut funding for Planned Parenthood?
Let's face it -- teenagers are not necessarily inclined to adopt the moral compass, foresight, and values of adults. Teenagers are inquisitive. Big kids with even bigger curiosities.
Late Friday evening, lawmakers reached a budget deal that did not, surprisingly, bludgeon Planned Parenthood. Though this was momentary victory for the reproductive rights of women; federal funding for this organization is expected to remain a tumultuous and polemic issue.
