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Teen Pregnancy - Articles
Teen Vogue debuts teen pregnancy
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Dr. Meredith Nash
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Tue 27 Oct 2009 11:03pm
-in-Chief, Amy Astley said the editors of the mag had no intention of pulling her from the Nov edition.
"Teen pregnancy is a difficult, real-life issue that Teen Vogue readers... for her pregnancy but one wonders whether the realities of young parenthood are made clear to the readers of Teen Vogue in the issue. Dunn is a beautiful woman but pregnancy
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HHS awards evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention grants
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Health & Human Services
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Wed 29 Sep 2010 10:01pm
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that $155 million in teen pregnancy prevention grants are being awarded to states, non-profit organizations, school districts, universities, and others. These grants will support the replication of teen pregnancy prevention programs that have been shown
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Teen Pregnancy in the U.S. (Infographic)
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roswelleim
Posted
Tue 03 Jan 2012 3:47am
The U.S. accounts for the highest rate of teen pregnancy, and the resulting birth and abortion among the industrialized countries. As high as one million teenagers become pregnant in the U.S.; In Texas alone, a teenager becomes mother every ten minutes. Here are some more shocking stats:
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Does the media glamorize teen pregnancy? Probably not, one group said.
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UABNews
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Wed 31 Aug 2011 9:15am
haircut, designer dress or a popular high-tech gadget, but a baby bump.
Teen pregnancy has gotten a national spotlight, and some worry “a cool factor,” with TV shows like Teen... does not glamorize teen pregnancy, but does promote promiscuity without repercussions.
They also said there is a danger, though, in teens seeing the celebrity these teen mommy
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Teen Pregnancy and the Rhythm Method
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findingeve
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Sat 05 Jun 2010 12:00am
of this report was that the use of the rhythm method to prevent pregnancy by teenagers rose from 11% in 2002 to 17% in 2010. This is quite a jump. The report was made to investigate why the teen pregnancy rate has risen markedly in recent years. In fact, the United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any developed country in the world and one
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Teen pregnancy prevention needs to be a priority
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Doc Mock
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Mon 01 Jun 2009 10:43pm
this disturbing trend that allowed over 2% of teenage girls, including 106 girls under the age of 15, in our state to become pregnant.
DHS reports that around 30% of teen pregnancies end..., and communities.
Teens that have adequately discussed sexuality, pregnancy and birth control with their parents have lower pregnancy rates. Some parents may want to avoid discussing sexual
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Does Bristol Palin Inspire Teen Pregnancy?
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Elizabeth ..
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Mon 25 May 2009 10:34pm
to be a spokesperson for abstinence for the National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Day. She plans on becoming an advocate for the prevention of teen pregnancy. Bristol says that she hopes more... picture for teens that were contemplating it. What’s your opinion?
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