1. Kelsey Beauregard
BIRTH CONTROL

2. Teens can receive birth control with no consent.
Lawful or unlawful?
PARENTAL CONSENT

3. Teens are curious about
sexual intercourse and will
experiment with or without
contraceptives.
If teens cannot access birth
control on their own, there’s
little chance they’ll ask for
parental consent.
PARENTAL CONSENT

4. Teens ages 13-15 ranked entertainment media as the leading source of
information about sexuality and sexual health.
Glamorous, fun, free of consequences
MEDIA HAS IMPACT

5. 78 percent of pregnancies are unplanned.
30 percent end in abortion.
14 percent end in miscarriage.
Within 24 months about 1/4 of teen’s moms have a second child.
80 percent of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare.
STATISTICS SHOW

6. Educate teens about
sexual intercourse and
the risks and benefits
of everything involved.
EDUCATION

7. Birth control is reliable,
but not 100 percent.
Male condoms have a
failure rate of 8 percent
Female condoms have a
failure rate of 21 percent.
Sterilization is very
reliable but permanent.
HOW RELIABLE?

8. The United States spends on average about 7 billion dollars each
year on teen pregnancies.
Why take away teens rights to get birth control if not only it will
help teens, but it will help the United States as a whole.
UNITED STATES