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Latina Teen Pregnancy Surveys Should Avoid Blame

by Silvia Henriquez, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health

July 6, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Information about Latina teen pregnancy and childbirth should be presented in a way that enables the public to understand the exact dimension and context of the issue.

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Teens Who Parent Still Need School

by Anna Clark, RH Reality Check

May 21, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

The nation with the highest adolescent pregnancy and birth rates in the industrialized world has not figured out how to meet the educational needs of pregnant and parenting teens. In fact, we're going the other direction - gutting the too-rare programs that have developed to meet the unique needs of teen parents.

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Bristol Palin: Media Maven with a Message

by Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround

February 17, 2009 - 5:24pm (Print)

In a stroke of media mastery, Bristol Palin harnessed the Palin family-doting Fox News last night to announce a powerful message for policy makers: abstinence only is "not realistic."

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A Mom Before the Prom

by Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround

October 9, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Recent public displays of contraceptive failure by girls of
visibility and means gives the misleading appearance that teen
motherhood might be a lifestyle upgrade.

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A Wish List for Young Parents

by Lauren Bruce

September 17, 2008 - 4:13pm (Print)

We can give young women a chance to be great parents if our policies match our purported goals for future generations. Will our presidential and vice-presidential candidates support us, too?

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Teen Parenting, Against the Odds

by Alice Bacon

September 17, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

It is past time for our country to establish programs and policies that would help young parents like me access the health care, education and economic support we need.

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Get Real! I Might Be Pregnant, And Everyone Wants Me To Do Something Different

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

September 17, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Let's make something clear from the get-go: Making a choice about a pregnancy is a big deal, it's something you -- far more than anyone else -- will live with the most. So the person your choice should be most okay with is you.

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The Real Story Behind the Teen Pregnancy "Pact"

by Karyn Brownson, New York Civil Liberties Union

June 26, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Pact or no pact, public furor over the teen pregnancy spike in Gloucester, Massachusetts, reveals our profound discomfort with teens who decide, for whatever reason, that they want to have children.

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Sisterhood of the Maternity Pants

by Debra Haffner, Religious Institute

June 23, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

The take-home message from the teen pregnancy boom in Gloucester is clear: we must be prepared to talk openly and honestly about sexuality with our 'tween and teen children.

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Teen Moms Mainstreamed as P Schools Vanish

by Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

May 19, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

One third of young women who drop out of high school cite pregnancy and/or motherhood as the reason. But in recent years, special schools for pregnant students have been phased out in favor of mainstreaming. What's next?

Follow Pamela Merritt on Twitter, @SharkFu

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