One of my pals (whom I adore) posted this question: should I let my 15 year old daughter be alone with her boyfriend in her bedroom? And let’s just say people responded. A lot of people. And pretty much all of them said “NOOOOOOOOOOO fucking way!” and “When hell freezes over!” and the like. […]
Teen Pregnancy Rates State by State
Here in Washington (#34) I’ve been talking to some lovely folks in Georgia (#12), Tennessee (#7) and Florida (#21) about getting my work (and self) into their hands for a little parent education. I thought you’d like to see where your state ranks when it comes to teen pregnancy. Just for the record, in case […]
High School Kicks Teen Mom and Babe Out!
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U.S. Teens at Greater Risk for Unplanned Pregnancies
New findings reveal that sexually active teens are at greater risk of unintended pregnancies than previously thought. Previous calculations surveyed the total numbers of teens sexually active or not. In a more recent study by Lawrence B. Finer, director of domestic research at the Guttmacher Institute, a new calculation evaluated the ratio of sexually active […]
1.95 Million Unintended Pregnancies Prevented
Great news from the Guttmacher Institute this week – it seems that publicly funded planning clinics have a positive impact on our entire community, preventing nearly 2 million unplanned pregnancies and almost 1 million abortions each year. Wow. Them’s big numbers. And since we are all freaking out about the economy these days, how about […]
