Title:

Psychological and Emotional Well-being and Support Needs

of Unplanned Teenage Pregnancy in Selected Areas in Iloilo
City
What
is the problem: Teenage mothers may become psychologically and
emotionally compromised after learning about their unplanned pregnancy.
What should be: Teenage mothers should have a support tea
Incidence, prevalence, intensity, occurrences:

International:
Teen birth rates differ substantially by age, racial and ethnic group, and region of the
country. Most adolescents who give birth are 18 or older; in 2013, 73 percent of all teen births
occurred to 18- to 19-year-olds. Birth rates are also higher among Hispanic and black
adolescents than among their white counterparts. In 2012, Hispanic adolescent females ages
15-19 had the highest birth rate (46.3 births per 1,000 adolescent females), followed by black
adolescent females (43.9 births per 1,000 adolescent females) and white adolescent females
(20.5 births per 1,000 adolescent females) (see Figure 1). Estimates from 2012 data show that
one in eight adolescent females (12.5%) in the United States will give birth by her 20th birthday,
with substantial differences by race/ethnicity: 9 percent of white adolescent females, 18
percent of black adolescent females, and 20 percent of Hispanic adolescent females.
Although Hispanics currently have the highest teen birth rates, they have also had a
dramatic recent decline in rates. Since 2007, the teen birth rate has declined by 39% for
Hispanics, compared with declines of 41% for blacks and 25% for whites.
Figure 1: Birth rates per 1,000 females ages 15-19, by race/ethnicity, 1990-2012

Source: Martin, J.A., Hamilton, B.E., & Ventura, S. J. (2013). Births: Final Data for 2012. Hyattsville, MD: National
Center for Health Statistics.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Teenage birth rate per 1,000 women aged 1519, 20002009

Industrialized and developing countries have distinctly different rates of teenage

pregnancy. In developed regions, such as North America and Western Europe,
teen parents tend to be unmarried and adolescent pregnancy is seen as a social issue.
By contrast, teenage parents in developing countries are often married, and
their pregnancy may be welcomed by family and society. However, in these societies, early
pregnancy may combine with malnutrition and poor health care to cause medical problems. A
report by Save the Children found that, annually, 13 million children are born to women under
age 20 worldwide. More than 90% of these births occur to women living in developing
countries. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of mortality among
women between the ages of 15 and 19 in such areas, as they are the leading cause of mortality
among older women.
The age of the mother is determined by the easily verified date when the
pregnancy ends, not by the estimated date of conception. Consequently, the statistics do not
include women who first became pregnant before their 20th birthdays, if those pregnancies did
not end until on or after their 20th birthdays.

Rates by continent:
Africa: The highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the world 143 per 1,000 girls aged 1519
years is in sub-Saharan Africa. Women in Africa, in general, get married at much earlier ages
than women elsewhere leading to earlier pregnancies. In Nigeria, according to the Health
and Demographic Survey in 1992, 47% of women aged 2024 were married before 15 and 87%
before 18. 53% of those surveyed also had given birth to a child before the age of 18, Teenage
birth rates in African countries (2002).
A Save the Children report identified 10 countries where motherhood carried the most
risks for young women and their babies. Of these, 9 were in sub-Saharan Africa, and Niger,
Liberia, and Mali were the nations where girls were the most at-risk. In the 10 highest-risk
nations, more than one in six teenage girls between the ages of 15 to 19 gave birth annually,
and nearly one in seven babies born to these teenagers died before the age of one year.
Asia: In the Indian subcontinent, premarital sex is uncommon, but early marriage sometimes
means adolescent pregnancy. The rate of early marriage is higher in rural regions than it is in
urbanized areas. Fertility rates in South Asia range from 71 to 119 births per 1000 women aged
1519. 30% of all Indian induced abortions are performed on women who are under 20.
Other parts of Asia have shown a trend towards increasing age at marriage for both
sexes. In South Korea and Singapore, marriage before age 20 has all but disappeared, and,
although the occurrence of sexual intercourse before marriage has risen, rates of adolescent
childbearing are low at 4 to 8 per 1000. The rate of early marriage and pregnancy has
decreased sharply in Indonesia; however, it remains high in comparison to the rest of Asia.
Surveys from Thailand have found that a significant minority of unmarried adolescents
are sexually active. Although premarital sex is considered normal behavior for males,
particularly with prostitutes, it is not always regarded as such for females. Most Thai youth
reported that their first sexual experience, whether within or outside of marriage, was without
contraception. The adolescent fertility rate in Thailand is relatively high at 60 per 1000. 25% of
women admitted to hospitals in Thailand for complications of induced abortion are students.
The Thai government has undertaken measures to inform the nation's youth about the
prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and unplanned pregnancy.
According to the World Health Organization, in several Asian countries including
Bangladesh and Indonesia, a large proportion (26-37%) of deaths among female adolescents
can be attributed to maternal causes.

Europe: The overall trend in Europe since 1970 has been a decrease in the total fertility rate, an
increase in the age at which women experience their first birth, and a decrease in the number
of births among teenagers. However, in the past, teenage mothers in Europe tended to be
married, and therefore were less likely to be perceived as asocial issue. Some countries, such as
Greece and Poland, retain a traditional model of births to married mothers in their late teens.
The rates of teenage pregnancy may vary widely within a country. For instance, in the
United Kingdom, the rate of adolescent pregnancy in 2002 was as high as 100.4 per 1000
among young women living in the London Borough of Lambeth, and as low as 20.2 per 1000
among residents in the Midlands local authority area of Rutland. In Italy, the teenage birth rate
in central regions is only 3.3 per 1,000, but, in the Mezzogiorno it is 10.0 per 1000.
Teenage birth is often associated with economic and social issues: such as alcohol and
drug misuse and, across 13 nations in the European Union, women who gave birth as teenagers
were twice as likely to be living in poverty, compared to those who first gave birth when they
were over 20.
Netherlands: The Netherlands has a low rate of births and abortions among teenagers (5 births
per 1,000 women aged 1519 in 2002). Compared to countries with higher teenage birth rates,
the Dutch have a higher average age at first intercourse and increased levels of contraceptive
use (including the "double Dutch" method of using both a hormonal contraception method and
a condom.
Mediterranean countries: In some countries, such as Italy and Spain, the low rate of adolescent
pregnancy (6 births per 1,000 women aged 1519 in 2002 in both countries) may be attributed
to traditional values and social stigmatization. These two countries also have low abortion rates
(lower than Sweden and the other Nordic countries) and their teenage pregnancy rates are
among the lowest in Europe. Portugal, however, has a relatively high percentage of teenage
pregnancy (17 births per 1,000 women aged 1519 in 2002).
Nordic countries: Nordic countries, such as Denmark and Sweden, also have low rates of
teenage birth (both have 7 births per 1,000 women aged 1519 in 2002). However, Norway's
birth rate is slightly higher (11 births per 1,000 women aged 1519 in 2002) and Iceland has a
birth rate of 19 per 1,000 women aged 1519 (nearly the same as the UK). These countries have
higher abortion rates than the Netherlands.

United Kingdom: The U.K. has one of the highest teenage birth rates in Europe with a rate of
26.4 teenage births per 1,000 women aged 1519 in 2006, down from 27.9 births in 2001. The
U.K. also has a higher rate of abortion than most European countries. Of young Britons
reported engaging in sexual intercourse whilst in their teens, 80% said they did not use a form
of contraception, although a half of those under 16, and one-third of those between 16 to 19,
said they did not use a form of contraception during their first encounter. 10% of British teen
mothers are married. Adolescent pregnancy is viewed as a matter of concern by both the
British government and the British press.
Eastern Europe: Romania and Bulgaria have some of the highest teenage birth rates in Europe
with a rate of 39.3 and 46.7 teenage births per 1,000 women respectively. Both countries also
have very large Romani populations, who have an occurrence of teenage pregnancies well
above the local average.
Canada: The Canadian teenage birth rate in 2002 was 16 per 1000 and the teenage pregnancy
rate was 33.9. According to data from Statistics Canada, the Canadian teenage pregnancy rate
has trended towards a steady decline for both younger (15-17) and older (18-19) teens in the
period between 1992-2002. Canada's highest teen pregnancy rates occur in small towns located
in rural parts of peninsular Ontario. Alberta and Quebec have high teen pregnancy rates as well.
United States: In 2013, the teenage birth rate in the United States reached a historic low: 26.6
births per 1,000 women aged 1519. More than three-quarters of these births are to adult
women aged 18 or 19. In 2005 in the U.S., the majority (57%) of teen pregnancies resulted in a
live birth, 27% ended in an induced abortion, and 16% in a fetal loss.
The U.S. teen birth rate was 53 births per 1,000 women aged 1519 in 2002, the highest
in the developed world. If all pregnancies, including those that end in abortion or miscarriage,
are taken into account, the total rate in 2000 was 75.4 pregnancies per 1,000 girls. Nevada and
the District of Columbia have the highest teen pregnancy rates in the U.S., while North Dakota
has the lowest. Over 80% of teenage pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended; approximately
one third end in abortion, one third end in spontaneous miscarriage, and one third will
continue their pregnancy and keep their baby.
However, the trend is decreasing: in 1990, the birth rate was 61.8, and the pregnancy
rate 116.9 per thousand. This decline has manifested across all races, although teenagers of
African-American and Hispanic descent retain a higher rate, in comparison to that of EuropeanAmericans and Asian-Americans. The Guttmacher Institute attributed about 25% of the decline

to abstinence and 75% to the effective use of contraceptives. Within the United States teen
pregnancy is often brought up in political discourse. The goal to limit teen pregnancy is shared
by Republicans and Democrats, though avenues of reduction are usually different.
Many Democrats cite teen pregnancy as proof of the continuing need for access to birth
control and sexual education, while Republicans often cite a need for returning to conservative
values, often including abstinence.
An inverse correlation has been noted between teen pregnancy rates and the quality of
education in a state. A positive correlation, albeit weak, appears between a city's teen
pregnancy rate and its average summer night temperature, especially in the Southern U.S.
(Savageau, compiler, 19931995).

Philippines:
It is a story that may not be too pleasant, but one that is repeated all too often: teenage
pregnancy. Some 16.5 million Filipinos belong to the 15-24 year old age group. We are forced
with a glaring truth that at a very young age, a lot of young people today have children of their
own. 30 % of all births belong to this age group; and by the age of 20, 25% of the youth are
already mothers. Statistics show that every year at least 64,000 teenagers have abortions, and
those are statistics from a country where abortion is illegal, yet we claim we are Catholics, who
are preserving and valuing life.
Benjamin de Leon, FFPDI (Forum for Family Planning and Development Inc.) president
said the latest data from the National Statistics Office showed that of 1.7 million babies born in
2004, almost 8 percent were born to mothers aged 15-19. Almost 30 percent of Filipino women
become mothers before reaching their 21st birthday, he said.
Data from the National Statistics Office revealed that from 2000-2010, teenage
pregnancy in the Philippines has increased by 65 percent, despite an almost 14-percent decline
in teenage marriage in the same period. The increase was most notable among girls aged 15 to
19, among which live births rose 38 percent from 2006 to 2011. Researchers from the Family
Health Survey disclosed that the primary reasons for teenage pregnancy are insufficient access
to information about sexual health and reproductive health services specifically targeted at
teens. Teenage pregnancy also puts young mothers at risk of health complications because of
poor nutrition and their age, according to Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the
Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST). The most significant risk in this age group
is under nutrition, as 36 percent of pregnant women below 20 are undernourished, compared
with 23 percent for older mothers. This also puts their babies at risk due to low birth weight,
short lactation time, and premature birth.

From 2000 to 2010, the number of live births by teenage mothers in the Philippines rose
by more than 60 percent, latest data from the National Statistics Office showed.
As if this is not alarming enough, NSO data also revealed that the number of teenage
mothers who gave birth to their second (and third, fourth, and even their fifth) baby during
their teenage years likewise increased in the last 10 years, according to data presented at a
press conference in Quezon City on Monday by Carmelita Ericta, administrator and civil
registrar
general
of
the
National
Statistics
Office.

was

A total of 207,898 mothers aged below 20 years old gave birth in 2010. In 2000, however, this number
only 126,025,
NSO
said.

This rise in statistics is also reflected in the 2011 annual report of the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA)-Philippines, which showed that teen pregnancy in the Philippines
went up by 70 percent from 114,205 in 1999 to 195,662 in 2009.

Statistics show that more and more female teenagers are giving birth and becoming mothers at
an early age. This is a global trend, but it is striking to note that in the ASEAN region, the
Philippines has the third highest teen pregnancy rate and is the only country in the region
where the rate is increasing, data from the National Youth Commission showed.

According to the World Bank, the Philippines is among the top ten countries where
there is an increasing number of teenage mothers (3.6 million) and these statistics often
translates to a higher incidence of poverty in the country. Womens groups are alarmed by the
steady increase in teen pregnancies. Seven out of every 10 women who are pregnant are
teenagers, and most of them are younger than 19.

Iloilo City
Three out of 10 teenage girls in Iloilo City are pregnant, a family planning group said.
The Family Planning Organization of the Philippines said this shows a lack of awareness on sex
education, Iloilo-based The Daily Guardian. Because of this, an ongoing intervention program
has been piloted in two schools in Barangay Calaparan in the city's Arevalo district. Program
manager Mona Lisa Diones cited the case of a 22-year-old mother who already has six children;
most of them were born when she was still a teen. FPOP also found some teenagers got
pregnant several times before they reached 20. The intervention program is now being
implemented by the Department of Education in Iloilo City and FPOP. Under the program, sex
education will be integrated in the curriculum of the two schools. FPOP national coordinator
Bryant Gonzales said the program teaches sexual reproduction and helps teenagers understand
that parenting bears much responsibility and skills. The report said the program also seeks to
enhance awareness for teenagers in the school setting, as parents find it hard to openly talk
about sex education with their children. Citing the 2008 National Demographic and Health
Survey, Gonzales said there are 400,000 teenage mothers between 15 and 19 years old. FPOP
said it is hoping the incidence of teenage pregnancies will decrease with the recent passage of
the Reproductive Health Law.
The city government here has tapped 1, 222 students for a survey on adolescent,
gender and health needs of secondary public high school in Iloilo City to get a baseline data
that will serve as basis in making effective responses on teenage issues, especially teenage
pregnancy. Cecile Guillergan, team leader of the Adolescent, Health and Youth Development
Sector of the City Population Office, said that prior to the survey, teenage pregnancy was
already a trending with highest cases recorded in Molo district. Available data, showed 2,035
recorded pregnancies for youth ages 11-24 years old. Molo district has 615 pregnancies;
Arevalo with 306; City Proper, 297; Jaro, 261; Lapuz, 126; Mandurriao, 186 and Lapaz with 144
pregnancies recorded. Guillergan said that the data were based on reports submitted by
barangay service point officers (BSPOs) and barangay health workers (BHWs) deployed in
various districts of the city.

Problem:
Teenage pregnancy is widespread in the Philippines, especially amongst the poor. It is a
story that may not be too pleasant, but one that is repeated all too often. Teen pregnancy is an
obvious rising issue in our society. During the 21st century, the statistics about this issue
continues to rise even though there are a lot of disadvantages that young mothers and fathers
can obviously get in the said issue.
Fox (2008) defined teenage pregnancy as:
Teenage pregnancy is one of the most important and alarming issues in today's world. A
teenage pregnancy, also referred to as teen pregnancy, comes to be when a girl attains
motherhood before she becomes a major or adult, as laid down by the law of the land. Some
16.5 million Filipinos belong to the 15-24 year old age group. We are forced with a glaring truth
that at a very young age, a lot of young people today have children of their own. 30 % of all
births belong to this age group; and by the age of 20, 25% of the youth are already mothers.
This shocking truth about teenage pregnancy in the Philippines should wake the government
and parents themselves to take action (Flores, 2008).
According to the 2002 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study by the University of the
Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) and the Demographic Research and Development
Foundation, twenty six(26%) of our Filipino youth nationwide from ages 15 to 25 admitted to
having a premarital sex experience. Whats worse is that 38 percent of our youth are already in
a live-in arrangement. Another is the 1998 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)
reveals that 3.6 million of our teenagers (thats a whopping 5.2 percent of our population!) got
pregnant. In 92 percent of these teens, the pregnancy was unplanned, and the majority, 78
percent, did not even use contraceptives the first time they had sex (Singson, 2008). Most
teenagers don't plan to get pregnant, but many do. Teen pregnancies carry extra health risks to
the mother and the baby. Risks for the baby include premature birth and a low birth weight. To
control this, we must help each other by following the suggested solutions.
II. Cause
Causes of teenage pregnancy are occurring due to following reasons according to Fox(2008):
Consequence of raging hormones. Most teenagers experience sudden and hitherto
unknown emotions and feelings during their early puberty. All this, coupled with a sudden
sense of new-found freedom and sexuality, results in many of them giving vent to their feelings
through sexual expressions and experiences. Of course, most countries stress on sex education

in schools, but yet, some teenagers involve themselves in unsafe sex, which could lead to
unwanted pregnancies.
Peer pressure. A lot of teenagers indulge in early sexual behavior due to peer pressure.
This is due to the fact that they feel the great need to be 'hip' and 'accepted' by their circle of
friends. The only way they could probably achieve that would be by having a boyfriend or
girlfriend or at least by dating and indulging in sexual acts often.
Contraceptive Failure. Though there are many types and brands of contraceptives and
emergency birth control pills easily available in the market, these are never a guarantee for
complete safety. Only Mother Nature knows when she might want to get into action, so no
form of birth control is going to be completely foolproof! (Fox,July 18,2008).
Other causes of teenage pregnancy are:
Lack of Parental Guidance. Most people evade their children from talking about sex. In
some cases, they provide false information regarding sex and discourage their children to
participate in any informative discussion about sex. In some cases, teenage mothers are not
well educated about sex before getting pregnant and thus this leads to lack of communication
between the parents and the children.
Inadequate Knowledge about Safe Sex. Most adolescents are unaware of safe sex. They
probably have no access to the traditional methods of preventing pregnancy. And the main
reason behind is that they are either too embarrassed or fear to seek information about it. It
was found that more than 80% of teenage pregnancies are unintended.
Exploitation by Older Men. This is another major factor that contributes to pregnancy
among the teenagers. Those girls who date older men are more likely to become pregnant
before they attain womanhood. Rape, sexual exploitations etc. also takes place that leads to
unwanted pregnancy among teenage girls.
Socio Economic Factors. Teenage girls who belong to the poor families are more likely to
become pregnant. Researchers have found that even in the developed countries teenage
pregnancy occurs most commonly among the deprived sections.
Glamorization of Pregnancy. The movie industry and the media contribute to teenage
pregnancy by glamorizing teen pregnancy in news stories and movies. Movies that depict teen
pregnancy as something to be desired encourage teens to engage in reckless sexual activity,
according to ABC's "Good Morning America." During adolescence, teens become more focused
on their appearance and how their peers perceive them. They want to be seen as part of the

group, so if teen pregnancy is viewed as acceptable in their school or amongst their friends,
they may seek to become pregnant as a way to gain social acceptance.
Teenage Drinking. Teen drinking can cause an unexpected pregnancy, according to the
website Love to Know. Many teens experiment with drugs and alcohol. Drinking lowers a teen's
ability to control her impulses, contributing to 75 percent of pregnancies that occur between
the ages 14 and 21. Approximately 91 percent of pregnant teens reported that although they
were drinking at the time, they did not originally plan to have sex when they conceived.
Sexual Abuse or Rape. Teens can become pregnant as a result of sexual abuse or rape.
The Guttmacher Institute states that between 43 and 62 percent of teens acknowledge that
they were impregnated by an adult male, and two-thirds report that their babies' fathers are as
old as 27. Approximately 5 percent of all teen births are the result of a rape.
Inconsistent use of birth control. Even though the use of contraceptives has increased
among teenagers, its use remains spotty. Teens may use birth control to help prevent teen
pregnancy, but most do not use contraceptives consistently. Erratic contraceptive use,
however, is better than none. A sexually active teen that does not use any birth control has a 90
percent chance of becoming pregnant within a year. Some of the reasons that birth control is
not used include the following: uneducated about birth control, uncomfortable using birth
control methods and unable to access reliable birth control.
Abstinence-only sex education. Despite recent government efforts to fund abstinenceonly sex education, the vast majority of teenaged boys and girls (62 percent and 70 percent)
have initiated vaginal sex by the age of 18. Because of their nature, abstinence-only programs
leave out educational information on birth control. These programs have never been shown to
actually reduce the incidence of teen pregnancy. However, they are the programs that receive
the most funding from the government. There are state governments that forbid any sort of
teen sex education in schools at all. This means that teens that experiment may not have
information on birth control and are more likely to engage in activity that results in teen
pregnancy.
Psychological factors. The immature and irresponsible behavior arising due to complex
teenage psychology is another important cause of teenage pregnancies. Teenagers often go
through a number of emotions because of their own transition from childhood and peer
pressure.
The causes above are also similar to the causes here in the Philippines.

III.

Solutions
A. Existing Solutions

Since abortion is immoral and legally wrong here in the Philippines, they consider adoption
for the baby or acceptance for the parents. If not yet born, then they suggest that the baby not
be killed. Currently, the government proposes sex education but it is still debated whether it
would be taught or not.
One way to prevent pregnancy is by practicing safe sex. In addition to it, birth control tools
such as condoms, pills, intra-uterine devices or spermicides can regulate the fertility of a
woman's eggs. Even though it decreases the chances of not being pregnant, still it is not 100%
sure and effective to avoid pregnancy. Some are even desperate that they will come to a point
that they have to abort their babies without knowing the effects it may cause to the mother
and it will kill the conscience of who will ever do this abortion thing.
With the help of Science, Medicine has developed a new pill contraceptive named RU486,
the morning after solution to a sex encounter.
Teenagers nowadays are sexually active without their parents knowing their sexual
activities. Often times, media promotes sexuality to the young which may cause them to be
misled with wrong information about sex and they might be misguided, that's why parents play
an important role to the lives of their children.
For all we know, sex is for those couples who already undergo to the Sacrament of
Marriage, because doing sex needs a lot of sense of maturity not only physical but mental and
spiritual basis. Once a pregnancy occurs from premarital sex, the couple is bound to live
together for the rest of their lives with or without marriage because they have now the
obligation to raise the child.
The best way to avoid teen pregnancy is by avoiding or abstaining from sex before marriage.
One thing is for sure, abstain from sex will keep you 100% safe from diseases, undesired
relationship, and of course teenage PREGNANCY (Life Challenges - AllAboutLifeChallenges.org,
2011).

Other possible solutions are:

1.

Abstinence from sex until you are old enough to do so.

2.

Usage of contraceptives and other forms of birth controls.

3.

Sex education

4.

Affection and Guidance of parents

5.

Counseling

6.

Discouraging early dating

Whatever the solutions may be, we must all keep in mind that we must be pro-life.
B. How it is done in other countries
Existing solutions do not only exist on the Philippines but also on other parts of the world.
For example, abortion in the United States has been legal in every state since the United States
Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, on January 22, 1973. Prior to "Roe", there were
exceptions to the abortion ban in at least 10 states; "Roe" established that a woman has a right
to self-determination (often referred to as a "right to privacy") covering the decision whether or
not to carry a pregnancy to term, but that this right must be balanced against a state's interest
in preserving fetal life (Wikipedia, 2011).
In Egypt, they teach knowledge about male and female reproductive systems, sexual
organs, contraception and STDs in public schools at the second and third years of the middlepreparatory phase (when students are aged 1214) (Wikipedia, 2011).
In France, they promote sex education and it has been part of school curricula since 1973.
Schools are expected to provide 30 to 40 hours of sex education, and pass out condoms, to
students in grades eight and nine (Wikipedia, 2011).
In Britain, which has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Europe, sex education is
a heated issue in government and media reports
In Sweden, sex education has been a mandatory part of school education since 1956. The
subject is usually started between ages 7 and 10, and continues up through the grades,
incorporated into different subjects such as biology and history

In some countries, such as America, Falcon punch is done by the teens. The Falcon Punch is
most often used to end the untimely pregnancy of a loved one in a humane manner, especially
if the loved one happens to be under the age of sixteen. (EncyclopediaDramatica,2011).
Active euthanasia, commonly referred simply as euthanasia, is only legal in the Netherlands
and Belgium. (WikiAnswers, 2011)
Euthanasia is the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his
or her alleged benefit, and over the years it has been one of the favorite tools of those who
think society is better off when we take active steps to kill the poor, the disabled, the elderly, or
the unwanted. Today the debate over euthanasia most commonly revolves around the issue
of physician-assisted suicide. There are many forms of euthanasia but the assisted suicide is its
most common from. This method has also been done to prevent teenage pregnancy.
(Wikipedia, 2011)
There are many possible solutions that can be done, some countries perform different
methods that are immoral for Filipinos. One example is abortion. But amidst all this, we must
learn to give importance to life because it is Gods wonderful gift to all of us.