There are problems for older teens. The idea a 15 year old has 'come of age' begins with the knowledge they were successful in achieving growth and development of a young teen. Life is tough enough, a society does not have to complicate it by parentralizing them to purchase their own emergency contraception.
Most teens navigate the developmental tasks of adolescence successfully.Teens ages 15-19 have much higher mortality rates than younger children.
The leading causes of death for teens are motor vehicle crashes, homicide, and suicide.
Physical growth (click title to entry - thank you)
Girls have usually reached full physical development. Many teenage girls are concerned with the way they look and are dissatisfied with their bodies and their weight. Nearly half of all high school girls diet to lose weight. Boys are close to completing their physical growth. Around 15 or 16 years of age, boys' voices will lower and facial hair will appear. Boys may continue to gain height and muscle.Intellectual characteristics
Teens are better able to solve problems, think about their future, appreciate opinions of others and understand the long-term effects of their decisions. However, teens tend to use these skills inconsistently; as a result, they sometimes do things without thinking first.
Teens' organizational skills improve. Many successfully juggle school, outside activities, and work.
In an attempt to answer the questions "Who am I?" and "What should I be?" teens listen to new music, try out clothing fashions, and begin to explore jobs, religion, political issues, and social causes.
Teens frequently question and challenge school and parental rules.
Older Teens don't need babies, they need to have fun. It is only at this age can appreciation of what emergency contraception will do to prevent a loss of quality of life be realized. It is this age when autonomous decisions can be made about the prevention of pregnancy. This age group needs to have means available to rescue themselves from their own short comings. It is legal to make mistakes, it is quite something else to trap young people into a dilemma that will alter their life forever.
