CLAIM 2: It prevents early pregnancies among adolescents.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT

Condoms and birth control tablets were the most widely used contraceptives. Younger teenagers (ages
15–17) can be prevented from becoming pregnant using practical methods. Eight out of ten (83%)
teenagers report not having any sex education prior to their first experience.

EVIDENCES

16% of the world's population is made up of the 1.2 billion teenagers in the age range of 10 to 19 who
live worldwide. Half of teenage females in developing nations are sexually active by the time they are 19
years old. An estimated 23 million adolescent females are at risk of unwanted pregnancy and have
unmet needs for contemporary contraception.

ARGUMENTS

Doctors, nurses, and other health care providers can provide juvenile clients discreet, courteous, and
culturally acceptable treatments. Teens who are not sexually active are urged to wait it out. Offer a
variety of contraception options to sexually active teenagers and nudge them toward the more potent
ones. Educate teenagers on the value of using condoms to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted
illnesses like HIV/AIDS.