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Over the past few years teenage pregnancy rates have grown substantially. More than one million teenagers will become pregnant this year in Canada, and the number is growing. Many socioeconomic factors influence pregnancy rates, such as; different races,
different religions, financial status, education and family background. Another influence is the sexual education children are receiving or not receiving at school and at home. While
the problem of teenage pregnancy is acknowledged, solutions are coming slowly.

Some parents feel that pregnancy is a result of the lack of sex education courses taught in schools, while others feel that these courses end up encouraging teenagers to become sexually active. Studies have been done to find out just how important sex education courses are, and what effect they have on pregnancy rates. “The amount of sex education they receive is not as important a factor, according to a new study.” (Fewer girls get pregnant when......

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