Group items tagged

This article talks about underage drinking and what has been done to prevent it. Some organizations state their opinions also.

(CBS) Last fall, a group of over 100 college presidents - including the heads of Dartmouth, Virginia Tech and Duke - signed a declaration stating that the 21-year-old drinking age is not working, and fireworks went off. But the college presidents got what they wanted: a national debate about the drinking age.

It has been brought up by college presidents to lower the drinking age. They believe that just because the law is a failure they should automatically change it for teens who want to drink. You can't stop teens from drinking, and even if you lower the age they will still get in wrecks.

This article discusses the parental dilemma of whether or not to allow kids to drink before the legal age of 21. It poses question if the kids are going to experiment with alcohol anyway, should parents forbid it, allow it, or supervise it?

Contains lots of good information on underage and teen drinking, binge drinking, effects on the body, and the dangers of underage drinking.

There are 31 states that allow parents or guardians to give alcohol to minors, only 7 of those restrict it to a private residence. Even in countries where there is not minimum drinking age and it is customary for teens to drink during meals or religious ceremonies with their parents, there is still an observable incidence of intoxication and binge drinking.

Some parents have the idea that allowing their teenagers and friends to drink in their private homes as opposed to attending unsupervised parties is a safer alternative. However, adults can end up legally liable or even in jail for supplying alcohol to other people's children.

This article gives points from both sides of the spectrum regarding Abortion. It is a super controversal subject. Some people believe that even if you dont want the child, that you should at least wait out the pregnancy and then give the baby up for adoption. On the other hand, you have this person that has no interest in this child that they are carrying, so are they really going to make sure that it is a healthy pregnancy? Like no drinking, or smoking, taking all the pre-natal vitamins...and if the answer is no, then is it doing more harm putting a baby through future potential problems? All these questions are what make this topic so difficult to argue for or against and to be absolutly sure about the decision.

Many points come up in the abortion debate. Here's a look at 10 abortion arguments from both sides - 10 arguments for abortion and 10 arguments against abortion - for a total of 20 statements covering a range of issues including teen pregnancy, rape and incest, post-abortion stress, health concerns and complications, and whether abortion is moral.