Despite an encouraging decline in teen pregnancy, the U.S. still lags woefully far behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to teenagers not really knowing how their reproductive organs work and consequently using contraception incorrectly (or not at all).
A new iteration of the teen pregnancy television genre is premiering tonight on TLC, and it might not be quite as exploitative as you'd otherwise imagine. High School Moms focuses on the lives of girls enrolled in Denver's Florence Crittenton High School, which, according to 9News, is a little unique in that it boasts…
If there's one thing most Republicans and Democrats can wholeheartedly agree on, it's that teenage girls shouldn't have babies. But while the former preaches abstinence and the latter comprehensive sex education and access to contraception, neither party has been able to lower the teen birthrate in the US, or figure…
This is going to come as very upsetting news to Republicans fighting tooth and nail to take sex education back into the stone ages, but a new survey has found that teenage girls these days are waiting longer to have sex, and when they do finally go for it, more of them are using the most effective kinds of…
May 2 is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy — otherwise known as the National Day to Pretend That Pulling Out Doesn't Feel Better. Kidding! (No I'm not.) Anyway, MTV has produced a PSA—starring some of the girls featured on this season of 16 & Pregnant—despite the fact that this seems like a conflict in…
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bears good news: in 2010, America's teen pregnancy rate was the lowest ever recorded. Experts credit a combination of birth control availability and abstinence, but I'm tempted to credit this statistical dip to my favorite form of contraception— good old…
A bill that advanced past the House Judiciary Committee today aims to make it illegal for anyone who is not a pregnant teen's parent to transport her across state lines for the purposes of obtaining an abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest, or threats to a girl's health. Opponents of the measure are calling it…
A new study has unearthed something in the world of pharmacy more depressing than filled pediatric cancer-fighting prescriptions that never get picked up: it appears that across the country, pill-dispensing professionals are giving teenage girls misinformation about the morning after pill's legality and availability.…
Conservatives may believe that this country is full of wanton teens running around getting knocked up for fun, but they will be pleased to know that is actually not the case, According to new data from the Guttmacher Institute, teen pregnancies are on the downswing. In 2008, the year the most recent data is from, 7…
According to a CDC study, the teen birthrate dropped substantially last year, for the third year in a row. The reason: birth control.
Despite the fact that TV shows like Glee are corrupting children by teaching them that it's cool to have protected sex with your long-term partner, according to a new study from the CDC, the number of teens losing their virginity has dropped drastically in the last decade. Unfortunately, the CDC still has no idea why…
A new study reveals that an older sister's pregnancy increases a teen girl's risk of getting pregnant herself — and the effect is stronger than that of education.
Like many nations, Cameroon has a teen pregnancy problem that isn't being adequately addressed. The solution many have turned to is utterly horrifying: In an attempt to make their daughters less desirable to boys, mothers are ironing their breasts with hot objects to prevent them from developing.
The situation surrounding the teenage pregnant couple on last night's 90-minute season finale was probably the best argument for abortion or adoption that this series has featured, as they had no income, no home, and were forced to live with an opiate addict. Still, the teens chose to raise their child. Allie, a…
On last night's episode, 17-year-old Cleondra was the second of her siblings to become pregnant as a teenager. In a rare moment for this show, Cleondra has a discussion with her mother about how she initially seriously considered abortion as an option, but was discouraged by Mississippi laws requiring either…
There have been young grandmothers featured on previous episodes of 16 & Pregnant, but Danielle's 32-year-old mother Casey might be the youngest. She certainly didn't look like a grandma and when Danielle pointed out her stepfather, Casey's husband, it seemed that initially MTV had made some kind of mistake when…
Last night's episode of 16 & Pregnant took place in Asheville, NC, where teen mom Jamie was provided with free transportation for her infant as well as free on-campus daycare at her public high school. Free for Jamie that is. According to the North Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy…
Last night's season three premiere featured Jordan, a teen who had to cut short her modeling career after she discovered she was pregnant. What complicated matters for Jordan and Brian—the father of her child—was her twin sister Jessica, who was having the hardest time out of everyone adjusting to the changes in…
Ever since first appearing on 16 & Pregnant, and continuing with her stint on Teen Mom 2, Jenelle Evans has consistently exhibited poor behavior, bad decision making, and a lack of interest in raising her son. But on last night's reunion special, her issues seemed a little more explicable after her mother—on…
