Young people often feel caught in the middle between contradicting attitudes. In many cases they feel pressure from peers and the media to be sexually active.
On the other hand, young people tend to feel stigmatized and judged by health professionals and other adults if they seek contraception.
It is important to emphasize that a person who chooses to use contraception is not a bad person.
Often, it can show a great deal of maturity and respect both for ourselves and our sexual partners.
Similarly, a person who has an unintended pregnancy should not be stigmatized.
There are always many factors that determine whether or not sexual partners will use contraception and no method is infallible.
A person or a couple with a pregnancy will need a lot of support in deciding how to cope with the situation. An unintended pregnancy does not mean that the woman will be a bad mother, or the couple bad parents.