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Project Prevention Encourages Addicts Not To Have Children

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.31.2009 | Impact

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Substance-Exposed Births, Pregnancy, Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, Barbara Harris, Project Prevention, Impact News

An estimated 11-15% of babies are exposed to drugs or alcohol in utero. Many of these babies are born with addictions or physical disabilities. For ye...

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All the News That's Fit to Print

Michael Jones | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Derrion Albert, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Teen Pregnancy, Wbbm, News Media, Chicago-Cop-Blogs, Chicago Media, Paul Robeson High School, Cps, Chicago News
Michael Jones

By reporting the facts, we can, as a society, stop what is really causing young inner city girls to believe that their economic worth extends no further than child assistance checks.

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Teaching to the Choir on Marriage

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Marriage, Birth Control, Christian Right, Teen Sex, Evangelical Christians, Sex Education, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

Opposing sex is such a losing battle that some advocates are proposing, if not an actual retreat, at least an advance in a new direction.

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Robert McCain Fine With Pregnancy Among Religious Teens -- Just Not Minority Teens

Barrett Brown | Posted 11.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Reproductive Health, Robert-Stacy-Mccain, Media News
Barrett Brown

The fact that a member of the royal family of England had a son who did something swell, McCain implies, indicates that teen pregnancy is no big problem, because, hey, Henry Tudor.

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Policies to Curb Latina Teen Pregnancies Have the Reverse Effect

Silvia Henriquez | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinas, Teen Pregnancy Rate, Teen Pregnancy, Latina Teen Pregnancy, Latina, Politics News
Silvia Henriquez

It may be politically expedient to treat high Latina teen pregnancy rates as the problem to be solved rather than the result of social inequities -- but it isn't likely to be effective.

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UK Leads World In Underage Drinking

guardian.co.uk | Owen Bowcott | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

Read More: Teenage Pregnancy, Uk Underage Drinking, Underage Drinking, Uk Leads Underage Drinking, Unemployed Youth, Drunkeness Uk, Drunkeness, United Kingdom, England, Teen Pregnancy, Teenage Drunkeness, World News

UK's levels of teenage pregnancy, drunkenness and unemployment are among highest out of 30 countries...

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Things Come Together in Karin Slaughter's Undone

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Violence, Teen Pregnancy, Murder, Karin Slaughter, Dyslexia, Atlanta, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

Undone is a story of pure evil, and of the effort made by heroic persons to contain it. It is violent and it is graphic to some extent, but it is also fascinating reading from beginning to end.

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Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Self-Respect Matters

Courtney Macavinta | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy, Self-Respect, Bristol Palin, Living News
Courtney Macavinta

Based on my own risky journey with sex as a teen--and my mom being a 2x teen mom--to me a big part of the "solution" comes down to boosting self-respect.

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Playing the Hand that Life Deals You

Don McNay | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Children, Main Street and Wall Street, Handicapped Children, Chartered Financial Consultant, Bailouts, Poker, Trial Magazine, Northern Kentucky, Gambling, Goldman Sachs, Car Financing, Bailout, Richmond Ky, Trial Lawyers, McNay Settlement Group, Brian Injured Babies, Tennessee Trial Lawyers, Grandparents, Joe McNay, Fox Business News, Clu, Goldman Sachs Bonuses, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Million Dollar Round Table, Chartered LIfe Underwriter, Wall Street Bonuses, Washington, Positive Attitude, Main Street, Obama, Drugs, Special Needs Children, Cincinnati, Teen Pregnancy, Financial Crisis, Substance Abuse, American College, Personal Finance, Blackjack, Kentucky Trial Lawyers, Professional Gambler, Structured Settlement, Msfs, Twitter, Chfc, Kentucky, Don McNay, Sub Prime Mortgages, Parenting, Facebook, Structured Settlements, Federal Bailouts, Credit Cards, American Association for Justice, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Financial Consultant, Natalie Merchant, Casino, Brain Injury, Eastern Kentucky University, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Newport Ky, Cbnc, Living News
Don McNay

I've dealt with hundreds of parents of special needs children. They take the hand that is dealt to them. And usually turn that hand into aces.

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House Committee Zeroes Out Traditional Sources of Ab-Only Funding, Removes Ban on Syringe Exchange

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Contraception, Abstinence Education, Syringe Exchange, Abstinence Only, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Politics News
Jodi Jacobson

Needle-exchange programs were banned for many years solely due to ideological opposition and false charges that such programs encouraged further drug use.

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Health Class No Longer Required In Texas High Schools

Associated Press | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tennagers, Children, Obesity, School, Grugs, Sex Education, Texas, Health Class, Education, Nutrition, Teens, Teen Pregnancy, High School, Substance Abuse, Tobacco, Health Care, Politics News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP)-- Health class will no longer be a state requirement for high school students this fall, making Texas one of the few states in the ...

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What Comes After Abstinence-Only: Advocates Urge White House and Congress to Broaden Teen Pregnancy Initiative

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Appropriations, Teen Pregnancy, Abstinence Education, Abortion, Contraception, Abstinence Only, Teen Violence, Politics News
Jodi Jacobson

Far more must be done to address teen sexuality, prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and to prevent the violence and coercion by intimate partners.

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Are Teens Heading in the Wrong Direction?

Cory Silverberg | Posted 07.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Stds, Sex Education, Living News
Cory Silverberg

I definitely agree teen contraceptive use is headed in the wrong direction. But conflating "teens" as individuals with "teen contraceptive use" is kind of emblematic of the problem with so much sex education.

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Letterman Should Call Himself Letterperson from Now On

Catie Lazarus | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mean Girls, National Organization for Women, Barbie, Liberals, Trig Palin, Nanny, Bridge to Nowhere, Immigration, Pro-Life, Feminism, Barack Obama, Teenagers, Stephen Colbert, Obama S Dog, Math, Jon Stewart, Jay Leno, Alpha Female, Sarah Palin, Illegal Immigrants, Teen Pregnancy, Jimmy Kimmel, Tina Fey, Pro-Choice, Jimmy Fallon, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, David Letterman, Politics News
Catie Lazarus

Sarah, how creepy is it that NOW is jumping on your bandwagon? Trying to be friends with the alpha popular princess by sweeping abortion, pay parity, stem cell research under the rug!

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Sarah Palin Wants Letterman to Apologize... Seriously?

Michelle Renee | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, David Letterman, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Michelle Renee

Comedians joke around. They make fun. They find a hot button and push it. That is what they do. Palin, on the other hand, is a comedian of a whole other kind.

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Bristol Palin: "Levi Loves Our Baby" ... We're Not "At War"

People | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tripp JOhnson, Sarah Palin, Teen Pregnancy, Levi Johnston, Bristol Palin Baby, Bristol Palin, Politics News

After a very public war of words, Bristol Palin and her family say they are trying to work with her former fiancé Levi Johnston for the sake of their...

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BIRTH VIDEO, LEICESTER

Huffington Post | Posted 06.21.2009 | Home

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Video, Leicester England Birth Video, Viral Teen Pregnancy Video, Health, Viral Pregnancy Video, Leicester Birth, Leicester-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Home News

A group called "Hey Babe: Be Aware, Be Educated" out of Leicester, England has produced a PSA of a mock-pregnancy on a school sports field. The group'...

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Skill the Messenger

Cristina Page | Posted 06.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Unintended Pregnancy, Teen Mom, Bristol Palin, Sara Palin, Levi Johnson, Teen Pregnancy, Unplanned Pregnancy, Living News
Cristina Page

The outcomes of teen parenthood are too serious to be ignored by someone who is now the most prominent messenger on the issue.

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Controversial New Group: Drunk Drivers Against Mothers

Tom McCaffrey | Posted 06.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Vice President, Drunk, Church, Jagermeister, Beer, Cinemax, Pregnancy, Cars, Porn, Mothers, Colorado, Drunk Driving, Beer Pong, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Madd, Teen Pregnancy, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Fraternities, Public Urinating, Comedy News
Tom McCaffrey

"My mom is always like 'I can't believe you got drunk and then drove our new car into a lake again'. I'm like fuck you! I like to party! You're just mad because you can't party as hard as me! Delta Chi forever!"

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Shock Teen Pregnancy Video In UK Sparks Controversy (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Teen Pregnancy Rate, Video, United Kingdom, Leicester NHS Trust, Foreign Affairs, England, Teen Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy Uk, Uk Teen Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancies, Advocacy, World News, Teen Birth Video, Teen Pregnancy Video, Teenage Pregnancy Video, Uk Teen Pregnancy Video, Uk Teen Birth Video, Teenage Birth Video, Uk Pregnancy Video, Teen Birth Shock Video, Teen Birth Video England, Teen Birth Shocker Youtube, Shocking Ad Depicts Teen Giving Birth, England Pregnancy Video, Youtube Teen Birth Shocker, Uk Teen Birth, England Teen Birth Video, England Teen Pregnancy Video, Teen Video, Birth Video, Birth Video Leicester, Pregnancy Video, Leicester, Teenage Birth Video 'a Sensation', Teenage Pregnancy, Pregnant Teen Video, World News

An extremely explicit YouTube video meant to scare teenage girls out of ever getting pregnant has become somewhat of a web sensation after it was init...

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ABCs of the Birds and the Bees

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Adolescents, Email, Teen Pregnancy, Cell Phones, Internet Safety, Texting, Instant Messaging, Teenage Girls, Technology, Parents, Living News
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

Her son was essentially friendless for the first few months of middle school because he wasn't texting and was therefore, out of the mix.

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How the Candie's Foundation and Bristol Palin Created a National Dialogue on Teen Pregnancy

Neil Cole | Posted 06.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Teen Pregnancy Rate, Teen Pregnancy, Teen Sex Education, Teen Sex, The Candie's Foundation, Bristol Palin, Living News
Neil Cole

Whether we, as Americans can agree on safe sex vs. abstinence is not the issue here; the issue is educating teens about pregnancy prevention.

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White House Abstinence Funding May Be Provided After All

CNN | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House Budget, Abstinence Only, Budget, President Obama, Abstinence, Teen Pregnancy, Obama Budget, Abstinence Education, Obama, Politics News

Although President Obama cut funding for abstinence-only sex education from his new budget, a White House official said Tuesday that some programs cou...

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Why We Need Bristol (and Levi)

Cristina Page | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence, Teen Pregnancy, Levi Johnston, Sex Education, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Cristina Page

There is a valuable lesson to learn. And, oddly, the quiet girl thrust into the public spotlight as a result of a most private mishap might just help teach it. That is if Levi is invited along.

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Obama Eliminates Abstinence-Only Funding In Budget

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, President Obama, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy, Sex Education Funding, Teen Pregnancy Budget, Obama, Politics News

President Obama's 2010 budget, released this afternoon, eliminates federal funding for a range of abstinence-only education programs. Here's a releas...

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