Includes bibliographical references and index.

Teen pregnancy and adoption -- Opposing viewpoints on teen pregnancy -- Viewpoint one: teaching teens about birth control reduces teen pregnancy -- Cecile richards -- Viewpoint two: teaching students about abstinence reduces teen pregnancy -- Katherine bradley and christine kim -- Viewpoint three: giving teens emergency contraception can prevent teen pregnancy -- Lisa waller and william bryson -- Viewpoint four: teens should not have access to emergency contraception -- Teens for life -- Viewpoint five: pregnant teens should need parental permission to get an abortion -- National right to life educational trust fund -- Viewpoint six: pregnant teens should not need parental permission to get an abortion -- Bixby center for global reproductive health -- Model essays and writing exercises -- Preface a: the five-paragraph essay -- Preface b: the persuasive essay -- Essay one: poverty causes teen pregnancy -- Exercise 1a: create an outline from an existing essay -- Exercise 1b: create an outline for your own essay -- Essay two: christian conservatives are to blame for the rise in teen pregnancy -- Exercise 2a: create an outline from an existing essay -- Exercise 2b: identifying persuasive techniques -- Essay three: why parental involvement laws are always wrong -- Exercise 3a: examining introductions and conclusions -- Exercise 3b: using quotations to enliven your essay -- Final writing challenge: write your own persuasive five-paragraph essay -- Supporting research material.