Martha Kempner
Martha Kempner is a writer, consultant, and sexual health expert. She has authored numerous publications for young people, parents, educators, and policymakers. She is also frequently called upon by print, radio, and television media to comment on sexuality issues in popular culture, politics, and research. Martha was previously the Vice President for Information and Communications at SIECUS. Ms. Kempner graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a bachelors degree in political science and received her masters degree in human sexuality from New York University.
More Good News About Teens: Adolescent Pregnancy Rates at the Lowest Level in 40 Years
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
February 8, 2012 - 9:50am (Print)
Data released today show that the teen pregnancy rate is down 42 percent from its 1990 high with rates declining among all racial and ethnic and age groups. Researchers credit young people—and their effective contraceptive use—with these declines.
Unintended Pregnancy Rates Linked to Proportion of Women Uninsured or on Medicaid
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
February 7, 2012 - 10:09am (Print)
A new analysis from researchers at the Guttmacher Institute found that states' unintended pregnancy rates are related to the proportion of women in the state who are uninsured and receiving Medicaid.
