Nicholas Kristof Credits MTV's '16 And Pregnant' For Helping Lower Teen Birthrate

By Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times

In the struggle to break cycles of poverty, experts have been searching for decades for ways to lower America’s astronomical birthrate among teenagers.

We’ve tried virginity pledges, condoms and sex education. And, finally, we have a winner, a tool that has been remarkably effective in cutting teenage births.

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