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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Needle-exchange programs were banned for many years solely due to ideological opposition and false charges that such programs encouraged further drug use.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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'...
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...
"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!"
Although President Obama cut funding for abstinence-only sex education from his new budget, a White House official said Tuesday that some programs cou...
President Obama's 2010 budget, released this afternoon, eliminates federal funding for a range of abstinence-only education programs.
Here's a releas...
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.
The Candies Foundation announced Tuesday it has appointed teen mom Bristol Palin as its new ambassador. The foundation, which encourages abstinence to...