Topic: National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
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Teen mom banned? Kaitlin Tiller's photo not allowed in yearbook (+video)
Kaitlin Tiller, the teen mom whose photo was banned from her school's yearbook, just wanted to have a photo of her in the yearbook with what she cherished most – her son. The teen mom banned from the yearbook told her local news station, "I wouldn't be the person I am today if it wasn't for him."
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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.'
12/21/2010 08:02 pm -
Abstinence-only study could alter sex-education landscape
The study found that abstinence-only sex education programs showed relative success in dissuading 12 year olds from having sex for two years afterward. It is the most comprehensive study to date to bolster an abstinence-only approach to reducing teen pregnancy.
02/02/2010 07:27 pm -
Bristol Palin and other teen moms: New trendsetters?
Teens' use of contraceptives has declined, and their birthrates have gone up, according to new research.
06/18/2009 01:00 am -
Alleged pact puts new focus on teen pregnancy
America's teen pregnancy rate is rising for the first time since 1991, worrying experts.
06/25/2008 01:00 am
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