No recorded event in human history creates as much joy, exhilaration, or demands as much awe as the birth of a child. The excitement is so natural and exciting that most cannot resist the instinctive forces released within us when we are close to a newborn. While the experience is radical in itself, no teenager should have to take on that responsibility, especially a maternal one. Teenage pregnancies mostly occur in the 15-19 age group, although statistics show that the age can be well below that. Teen pregnancy distresses the community financially and economically, but dramatically disrupts the world with struggle, illness, and perhaps the death of the teen and/or her child. Teen pregnancy is such a problem because, although most people can identify the causes and other individuals may know how to help them, we as a people have not found a solution that can stop the curse in its tracks. According to statistics, when a teenager becomes pregnant, fertilization does not occur randomly. Most teenage women who become pregnant have had some experience with sexual intimacy before becoming mothers. “By the time many adolescents have reached high school, they have had some experience with intimate sexual contact, such as kissing, caressing, or sexual intercourse” (Steinberg 63). Usually, the way the teenager behaves does not leave him totally responsible. Teens growing up in places without high financial status tend to become part of the high teen pregnancy statistics. “…it is the poorest areas that have the highest rates of teenage pregnancy” (Cherry 52). Furthermore, despite the recurrence of teenage pregnancies, most are unplanned and considerably devastate not only the teenager but also her family, her partner, her... middle of paper... the time I can devote to spend time money on what I want." In the mind of a teenager, this logic seems reasonable, but the government is exacerbating the overall problem. One effect that can almost hurt a pregnant teenager's feelings is the fact that all of her school career is limited and she can no longer pursue the dreams she wanted. “Since most teenage mothers are still in school or college, finding the time and financial means to complete their education should be a top priority in addition to raising their children. own children” (Boehlke). Furthermore, beyond the well-being of the pregnant teenager, her child is unlikely to have the broad future that everyone wants for their child. “The child of a teenager is less likely to continue education and the work he needs because he is caught in a cycle, learning only what his mother taught him” (Gathers).