Topic: 16 and Pregnant
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Modern Parenthood Amber Portwood: MTV 'Teen Mom' a role model for better or worse?
Amber Portwood, the MTV 'Teen Mom' star headed to a five-year jail prison term for drug charges, apparently has some real influence with teens. A poll shows she has convinced 77 percent of teens that pregnancy and parenting are really, really hard. But what about the 23 percent who said she made it look easy?
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A force behind the lower teen birthrate: MTV's '16 and Pregnant'
After rising between 2005 and 2007, the US teen birthrate fell dramatically in 2009. What happened? For one, MTV began airing a tough reality show called '16 and Pregnant.'
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Bristol Palin and other teen moms: New trendsetters?
Teens' use of contraceptives has declined, and their birthrates have gone up, according to new research.
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