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At one times, it was cool to have a child at a young age. I guess the fad has come and gone.
CBS News) The rate of teenagers becoming mothers is declining rapidly, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The average teen birth rate decreased 9 percent from 2009 to 2010, reaching an all time low of 34.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19.
That's a 44 percent drop from 1991 to 2010. There were less teenage mothers in 2010 than any year since 1946
The effect is being seen across most groups. Hispanic teens, who normally have a higher birth rate than the rest of the population, reported less young birth mothers than ever before in 2010. While there are still 55.7 teen births in the Hispanic community for every 1,000 births, numbers declined 12 percent for Hispanic and American Indian or Alaskan Native teens. Rates dropped 13 percent for Asian and Pacific Islander mothers. Non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black teenage mother saw their rates drop of 9 percent.
What's behind the reduced rates? The CDC claims that the effective use at prevention messages has helped stop teenage pregnancy. Both increased use of contraception and use of two methods of birth control (usually birth control polls and condoms) at once have been observed.
While teen pregnancy has been on the decline, it still costs an estimated $10.9 billion annually and carries an elevated risk both for the young mothers and babies. According to the CDC, there are nine times as many teen mothers in America than in other developed countries.
That's not the only bad news. A CDC study showed that only 50 percent of teen moms will get a high school diploma by the age of 22, HealthPop reported.
And, while 47 states saw a decline, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia saw no discernible difference in rates. States in the South and Southwest still have rates high above the national average. A full list of state rates for teen pregnancy can be found here.
"We are in a woeful shape," television's Dr. Drew Pinsky told HealthPop in a previous article about teen pregnancy. "The strange thing about the entirety of the sexual revolution is that no one even thought this sexual revolution thing hoisted by adults was raining down on teenagers and young adults. It's had dire, dire consequences."
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's has more on teen pregnancy.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_1...l-ethnicities/
At one times, it was cool to have a child at a young age. I guess the fad has come and gone.
Repug "moral legislation" fails:
Teen Pregnancies Highest In States With Abstinence-Only Policies
research shows that abstinence-only strategies could deter contraceptive use among teenagers, thus increasing their risk of unintended pregnancy.
For example, take the states with the highest and lowest teen pregnancy rates. Mississippi does not require sex education in schools, but when it is taught, abstinence-only education is the state standard. New Mexico, which has the second highest teen birth rate, does not require sex ed and has no requirements on what should be included when it is taught. New Hampshire, on the other hand, requires comprehensive sex education in schools that includes abstinence and information about condoms and contraception.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012...sex-education/
USA loves to pat itself on the back, esp when it refuses to see that other countries are better:
"In spite of these declines, the U.S. teen birth rate remains one of the highest among other industrialized countries,"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...comm_ref=false
That is fantastic news. God bless
It is a wonderful victory of liberal social policies, yes.
Thank goodness we have evidence-based policies that actually address problems according to what works rather than preachy sermons based on outdated moral codes.
(/twist)
Rofl I still laugh at Santorum during the Arizona debate saying that teen pregnancies and single parent households were ruining America.
Yeah Rick, lets solve that problem by banning abortion!
That it is. God bless you and your family jack.
They need to keep their pussies closed
it appears that exactly what's happening
Why? So you can feel more smug and superior?
Maybe what is happening is that they are getting better sex education and access to birth control.
Just means they ain’t doing it as much
"They need to keep their pussies closed"
no dictate to guys to keep their zippers closed?
I think this is most likely. Teenagers don't need to go out to "meet" people or get the attention of the opposite sex anymore.
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Yup. Impossible to create a child when the youth is increasingly forever alone anti-social.
If she says no then he can does not unzip
Unless he rapes her then he should get his cut off
you want the government to force that 11 year old to remain pregnant after being forced to be pregnant by her rapist
the outta here.
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