Teen Pregnancy facts

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Teen pregnancy rates in the United States peaked in the early 90's, and are currently at an all time low.

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Instead of glamorizing teen pregnancy the MTV show "16 and Pregnant" helped to lower teen pregnancy rates.

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1. The shows "Teen Mom" and "16 and Pregnant" caused a decline in teen pregnancy

2. Target has a customer tracking and marketing algorithm / database so accurate it discovered a teen pregnancy.

3. Texas has the highest rate of repeat teen pregnancies in the country.

4. A father complained to Target because they kept sending pregnancy product ads addressed to his teen daughter. As it happens, Target was able to determine she was pregnant based on her purchasing data which included unscented lotion, cotton swabs, & minerals; he later called to apologize.

5. Teen pregnancy rates have dropped roughly 30% since the 1950s

6. States that teach abstinence only sex ed in public schools have higher teen pregnancy rates. "Kids will have sex, so lets teach how to do it right."

7. Teen pregnancies — and abortions — plummeted after Hawaii ditched abstinence-based sex ed

8. Gay teens have higher pregnancy rates than their straight peers

9. An Australian study shows baby simulator dolls do not prevent teen pregnancy

10. Teen sexual activity and pregnancy has steadily declined since the 90's

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A Colorado free contraceptive program cut teen pregnancy and abortion by 40% over 5 years only to have funding blocked by Republicans because it "would increase promiscuity."

In the Netherlands Sex Ed is taught in Kindergarten to children as young as 4, resulting in one of the worlds lowest teen pregnancy rates. - source

Even At Lowest, U.S. Teen Pregnancy Alarmingly Higher Than Almost Anywhere Else - source

Large-scale studies in the US and Canada have found that lesbian, gay and bisexual youth are *more* likely to be involved in teen pregnancy: between two and seven times the rate of their heterosexual peers

Target addressed maternity advertisements to a teenage girl. Her father became furious at a Target manager for "encouraging teen pregnancy". When the manager called later, the father apologized. Target used purchase information to predict the pregnancy before the father found out. - source

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There’s a company that will prescribe and deliver birth control to Americans via mobile app. No appointment or parental consent is required; they hope to reduce unwanted pregnancies in teens.

How does teen pregnancy affect the teenager socially?

Texas ranked #1 in hazardous waste generated, population uninsured, executions, #2 in births, uninsured children, #3 in subprime credit, population living in hunger, #4 in teen pregnancy, % of women living in poverty, #8 in obesity, #47 in voter registration, #50 in % of high school graduates

In certain parts of West Virginia the teen pregnancy rate is 96%

Perry Preschool Project - an project where poor black kids were given a great preschool. By 27, they used less spec-ed than the control even though IQs were similar; they were half as likely to have been arrested, get welfare, or to have had a teen pregnancy. Even at 40, they made more money