Boundless Line (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
With the success of quirky Indie film Juno and the recent cover story on teen mom Jamie Lynn Spears in OK! magazine, teenage pregnancy has become "a hot plot device" in Hollywood, according to Newsweek. Unfortunately, it's a woefully one-sided perspective.
Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: IRIN Keeping Kenyan girls in school and ensuring they have access to HIV and sex education has a dramatic effect on lowering future levels of HIV, according to experts.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
GLOUCESTER - Gloucester should take a comprehensive approach to health education, including a discussion of prescription contraceptives, to address a surge in teen pregnancy, public health specialists said last night.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Does media portrayal of teen mothers help destigmatize the issue for the unfortunate who end up pregnant? Or does it somehow legitimize premarital sex? Readers weigh in.
MSNBC.com: Newsweek Society (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Once taboo, pregnant teenagers are popping up more frequently on TV, in movies and on magazine covers. The problem? This latest pop-culture coverage doesn't show what comes before or after.
MSNBC.com: Newsweek Health (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Once taboo, pregnant teenagers are popping up more frequently on TV, in movies and on magazine covers. The problem? This latest pop-culture coverage doesn't show what comes before or after.
Dr. Laura's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The teen pregnancy rate is up for the first time since 1991, according to a report released by the National Institutes of Health, and is a cause for concern. “This is one of the key indicators for the health of the teen population,” said Edward Sondik, Director of the National Center for Health Statistics. “Not [...]
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The Gloucester School Committee will meet in special session Wednesday to hear from specialists on how best to approach the rising teen pregnancy rate at Gloucester High School.
Knowledge is Power (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Animal rights group PETA is rolling out its controversial “Sex Talk” ad — in which two parents urge their daughter to have a lot of sex and “pop out all the kids you want” — in the top 10 teen pregnancy states to promote spaying and neutering of pets. The 30-second commercial was launched in January in Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears’ hometown of Kentwood, La., after news emerged of then 16-year-old...
Power Line Forum (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Animal rights group PETA is rolling out its controversial “Sex Talk” ad — in which two parents urge their daughter to have a lot of sex and “pop out all the kids you want” — in the top 10 teen pregnancy states to promote spaying and neutering of pets. The 30-second commercial was launched in January in Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears’ hometown of Kentwood, La., after news emerged of then 16-year-old...
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
There is something fundamentally wrong with these people, some loose screw somewhere that makes things like this just....okay. Yeesh.
Babylune (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Reports are beginning to come up stating we may be in yet another …. baby boom. What’s your thoughts? Here are some interesting things to think about: - over populated with children - growth of children - record breaking highs in teen pregnancy - more multiple births - infertility - more abandoned babies found in trash cans, toilets, left in trash [...]
Get Mash (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Animal rights group PETA is rolling out its controversial “Sex Talk” ad in which two parents urge their daughter to have a lot of sex and “pop out all the kids you want” in the top 10 teen pregnancy states to promote spaying and neutering pets Read the full story
Fox News (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Animal rights group PETA is rolling out its controversial "Sex Talk" ad in which two parents urge their daughter to have a lot of sex and "pop out all the kids you want" in the top 10 teen pregnancy states to promote spaying and neutering pets
Teen Health 411 (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Yesterday I spoke with a reporter about teen pregnancy and have been stewing over something she said ever since. She suggested that the "teen pregnancy" media in the last year or so, including films like Knocked Up and Juno, Jamie Lynn's pregnancy, and even the teens making a pact to get pregnant, might actually help reduce the stigma around teen pregnancy, and wouldn't that be a good thing? The...
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rockport | 07/16/2008
Check out latest International News British government has urged school kids to try oral sex in a bid to cut teen pregnancies.
