Study is first to link viewing of sexual content on TV to subsequent teen pregnancy Nov 3, 2008
"Our findings suggest that television may play a significant role in the high rates of teenage pregnancy in the United States." ... Although the teenage pregnancy rate in the United States has declined sharply since 1991, the nation still has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates among industrialized nations. (EurekAlert!)
British Boy Scouts Get Sex Ed Oct 26, 2008
The fact that this has coincided with an appalling rise in the teenage pregnancy rate is, of course, taken as evidence that more sex education is needed--not less. For the Scouts, meanwhile, there is a more practical problem. (Forbes)
Former radio talk host faces child rape charges Oct 24, 2008
"Mishkin said Hopkins has two stepchildren and a son.Hopkins, a self-described conservative who grew up in Queens, N.Y., held the late-morning slot at WRKO since December and talked about such issues as teenage pregnancy and violence against women. He had scolded the MBTA earlier this year, saying that police were not doing enough to protect female subway riders from sex offenders, according to an MBTA official.A Lynn city councilor, Rick Ford, recently challenged Hopkins to a fight after... (Boston Globe)
England to require sex ed for kindergarteners Oct 24, 2008
Statutory (sex ed) is absolutely crucial in reducing teenage pregnancy, particularly for vulnerable young people, but all children and young people need equipping with the skills and knowledge to help manage their lives, said Frances, chairman of the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group. Supporters of the governments plan for England say they hope the lessons give kids information they need. (MSNBC -- Health)
Teaching sex Oct 24, 2008
"Education is key. We've got the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe - sexually transmitted diseases on the increase. "So if we start now, bit by bit - you saw that in that lesson, there was nothing mentioned about 'having sex' - step by step in appropriate ways ... " The department would like this programme - covering, among other things, same-sex relationships and contraception - to be "consolidated". Meanwhile, Sir Jim Rose will look at how PSHE should best be delivered in primary... (BBC News -- UK)
Sierra Leone: Large Number of Girls Still Out of School Oct 24, 2008
"Some of the factors responsible for the low rate of girls' enrolment and school completion are: poverty, child marriage, teenage pregnancy, lack of infrastructure and teaching/learning materials, sexual abuse and exploitation, as well as cultural and religious biases.About 62 percent of women of child bearing age in Sierra Leone are married before 18 years of age and 27 per cent were married before 15 years of age. The children born to those women have a 60 per cent higher chance of dying in... (allAfrica.com)
* World News Quick Take Oct 24, 2008
Sex education classes will become compulsory for primary and secondary school children in England to help reduce Britains high rate of teenage pregnancy, the government was expected to announce yesterday. The Daily Telegraph said Schools Minister Jim Knight would unveil the move when he published the findings of a review of sex and relationship education. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Anger at sex lessons for five-year-olds Oct 24, 2008
The curriculum shake-up is intended to tackle Britain's high teenage pregnancy rate and steer youngsters away from drug and alcohol abuse ... Stephen Green, the national director of Christian Voice, said the proposals would only "encourage experimentation" and contribute to the rise in teenage pregnancy and infertility. (Independent)
Lessons on sex 'to be compulsory' Oct 23, 2008
The UK has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe with 27 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. Greater involvement. (BBC News)
Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth' Oct 23, 2008
Sexual abstinence as an effective tool in reducing teenage pregnancy is a complete "myth", the Government's advisory body on the issue claimed yesterday. The Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy said that research from the United States showed that contraception was the way to bring down rates ... Researchers from Columbia University and the Guttmacher Institute examined the relative roles of abstinence and contraceptive use in the "remarkable decline" in US teenage pregnancy rates,... (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Oct 23, 2008
A study claims the declining teenage pregnancy rate in the US is down to better use of contraception rather than young people abstaining from sex. The US government has promoted abstinence as its preferred way to cut the teenage pregnancy rate ... The US government has come under fire for its policy on teenage pregnancy, which includes funding education programmes which eschew promotion of contraception in favour of abstinence. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Alaskan Gothic Oct 21, 2008
The Christian right can talk all about the blessing of life, but teenage pregnancy is really a cruel curse, and Johnston won't be the only victim here. Unless her mother wins the vice presidency, it's a good bet that Bristol Palin won't be going back to high school either. (Asia Times Online)
Scouts to get advice on safe sex Oct 20, 2008
AFP/File Scouts make the Scout Promise during a special ceremony on Brownsea Island, Poole, last year as a part. LONDON (AFP) The Scouts, the youth movement best known for its focus on bracing outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and fishing, is to arm its teenage members with practical advice about sex. (Yahoo News)
Sex education lacking: Study Oct 20, 2008
A researcher from the University of Tasmania has found Tasmanian students are at greater risk of teenage pregnancy because of a lack of sex education in schools. Dr Jo Winckle has been observing sex education classes at primary schools, high schools and colleges for three years. (ABC Online)
LETTER: Obama's change will be a disaster for U.S. Oct 16, 2008
People are grasping wrote on Oct 15, 2008 9:04 PM:" George--I agree that Obama is an imbecile in most cases, but I hate when people use crap buzz words like infanticide to prove their point.I've been pro-choice my entire life. No one made me support choice--I CHOSE to do so. I would never try to talk someone into doing something with their body that they don't want to do and I expect the same respect from others.I think sex education is key in helping reduce our teenage pregnancy rates and the... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
So girls just want to be X Factor stars - who are we to judge? Oct 16, 2008
The Labour MP for Stevenage made her remarks in connection with small towns where unemployment and teenage pregnancy rates are high, and grounds exist for thinking that a combination of deprivation and lassitude perpetuate a negative cycle. She is therefore surely right also that individual ambition is the best way out of that cycle. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Parental Notification Measure Leading In Polls Oct 13, 2008
The measure wouldn't reduce teenage pregnancy. Financing: Nearly $5 million has been collected - each side has raised about $2. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Pardoned But Paying the Price | WUSA9.com | W... Oct 11, 2008
Bowman is assuring students and staff, "they have nothing to worry about they can rest assured." Despite the anguish that this registry has caused the married father of 5 says, "I'm very comfortable with talking about it. I even use this as a learning lesson with my students. When you make pre-marital decisions, these are the type of things that can happen, along with teenage pregnancy. It's definitely made me a better person, a better father, a better administrator for my students.". Bowman... (W-USA News, DC)
Clay Hicks, who is two years old, is this year\'s March of Dimes Durant Ambassador. He will be participating, alongside his mother, in the March for Babies walk Nov. 1. Oct 10, 2008
About 50 percent of the premature births can be attributed to drugs, alcohol, a lack of prenatal care and teenage pregnancy, but the other 50 percent occur in perfectly healthy women, Miller said. Premature births are not only physiologically stressful for the babies, they result in escalated medical costs, resulting in the nickname, the million-dollar babies, Miller said. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Five-year-olds are told they can mark their own school Oct 10, 2008
Older children could be asked whether their school discourages smoking, drinking, drug-taking and teenage pregnancy. Young view: Pupils from the age of five upwards will be surveyed (file picture). (Daily Mail)
Nicholas D. Kristof: Can this be pro-life? Oct 10, 2008
We see it in the opposition to condoms to curb AIDS in Africa and in the insistence on abstinence-only sex education in American classrooms (one reason American teenage pregnancy rates are more than double those in Canada). Today in Opinion. (International Herald Tribune)
Who claims the family policy agenda? Oct 10, 2008
Obama, on the other hand, has well-defined plans for tackling teenage pregnancy, expanding early-childhood education, improving child-support collection, and - importantly - supporting new families as they step into the uncertain terrain of parenthood. The American family is a fragile institution. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Another View: A question for Sarah Palin Oct 10, 2008
In the Netherlands, young people become sexually active at the same age as their American and other counterparts across the developed world -- around 17 -- but teenage pregnancy rates are six times lower than they are here. In 1950s Dutch society, most young people began having sex when they were in their 20s and were married or engaged. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
'Cactus Kid' ad for Oasis banned for condoning teenage pregnancy Oct 8, 2008
Cactus Kid' ad for Oasis banned for condoning teenage pregnancy ... The ASA ruled that the reference to the woman's pregnancy was "offensive and inappropriate ... and could be interpreted to condone underage sex and teenage pregnancy" ... Cactus Kid' ad for Oasis banned for condoning teenage pregnancy. (guardian.co.uk)
'Cactus Kid' fruit drink advert spiked Oct 8, 2008
Viewers complained the adverts condoned teenage pregnancy and under-age sex ... It said: "We also considered that the combination of her youthful appearance and the reference to her pregnancy meant [the advert] could be interpreted to condone under-age sex and teenage pregnancy.". (BBC News -- UK)
Doctors walk fine line on teen pregnancy Oct 6, 2008
Teenage pregnancy is hardly a surprise any more. The teen pregnancy rate in the United States is among the highest in the industrialized world, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Boston Globe)
Palin defends terrorist comment against Obama Oct 6, 2008
ES wrote on Oct 5, 2008 10:46 PM:" Nonsense and a cheap ploy. McCain ought to be vocal in his disagreement on this issue. Let's talk to Mrs. Palin about teenage pregnancy and abuse of power.You republicans who support this kind of dirty and underhanded manuever should check out the definition of hypocracy. ". The Real MRK wrote on Oct 5, 2008 10:01 PM:" Do any of you seriously believe that anyone would have a successful political career in any regard, if they had significant ties to a terrorist?... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
'Pact' Doc: Nation in Teen Pregnancy Crisis Oct 3, 2008
this summer says that the nation is in the midst of a "teen pregnancy crisis.'' A sign carved in stone stands outside Gloucester High School where school officials say a teenage... A sign carved in stone stands outside Gloucester High School where school officials say a teenage pregnancy pact between female students occurred during this past school year in Gloucester, Mass., Friday afternoon, June 20, 2008. The pact made by a group of teens to get pregnant and raise their babies together is at... (ABC News)
After teen pregnancy spike, Gloucester weighs its options Sep 25, 2008
GLOUCESTER - Three months after a teenage pregnancy scandal rocked this seaside community, the mayor and school committee chairman are calling for contraception to be made available at Gloucester High School ... For weeks, media crews interviewed residents, and the city became the focus of a national debate about teenage pregnancy ... The list of options was compiled during the summer after several experts on teenage pregnancy were consulted, including Dr. Lauren Smith, medical director of the... (Boston Globe)
A stage mother from hell defends herself Sep 25, 2008
It also comes after the teenage pregnancy of the pop wreck's younger sister Jamie Lynn. Not surprisingly, early reports that the Spears matriarch was planning to publish a parenting guide attracted widespread ridicule. (The Age)
Life lessons Sep 23, 2008
It broke new ground by tackling contemporary issues such as bullying, teenage pregnancy and drug addiction from a child's point of view. But amid the serious storylines, there were other lessons for teenagers - and their parents. (BBC News -- UK)
Prop. 4 - Parents should be notified before teen's abortion Sep 22, 2008
Teenage pregnancy is a public health issue that will not disappear; federal data indicate that minors are sexually active on a wide scale. According to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 47 percent of teenage girls age 15 to 17 have had sex with one or more partners. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Liberia:Key Survey of Nation's Health Unveiled Sep 20, 2008
On teenage pregnancy, the new LDHS tells us that nearly one in three women aged between 15 and 19 has already begun bearing children, and that young women with no education are more than three times as likely as those with secondary schooling to have started childbearing. How does this finding relate to birth control. (allAfrica.com)
Children misled by playground myths about sex Sep 20, 2008
The UK has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Europe Photograph: Getty ... The survey was commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families as part of its teenage pregnancy strategy and its continuing campaign to reduce conception rates ... Commenting on the report, Gill Frances, spokeswoman for the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group, said: " Our campaign is about supporting parents and overcoming the fear of 'the big conversation' with their children."We are... (guardian.co.uk)
On Sex-Ed Ad, McCain Is Right Sep 17, 2008
Course material and instruction shall stress that pupils should abstain from sexual intercourse until they are ready for marriage [Classes] shall emphasize that abstinence is the expected norm in that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the only protection that is 100 percent effective against unwanted teenage pregnancy [and] sexually transmitted diseases. The proposed bill eliminated all those passages and replaced them with wording like this. (CBS News)
Sex Bomb - What Really Turns Us On in the Naughty 'Noughties'? Sep 17, 2008
"Society's feelings and concerns about sex and relationships are constantly evolving and it will be intriguing to capture the sentiments of a decade. Our Sex Bomb campaign will highlight the fun and frivolous side of sex as well as underlining the more serious side, examining issues such as the rise of sexually transmitted infections and abortion, teenage pregnancy, prostitution and paedophilia." "Sex and relationships are an integral part of our daily lives and our attitudes towards sex reveal... (PR Newswire)
Media should spare young prodigies Sep 17, 2008
5 percent of senior high school students had "intimate boy/girl friends." Teenage pregnancy has become something that people do not fuss about. Media should reflect on their role in adding fuel to such an unhealthy tendency. (Xinhuanet, China)
Grange Hill rings its final bell Sep 16, 2008
The drama has tackled tough issues such as drugs and teenage pregnancy, but was axed after TV bosses said it no longer reflected modern children's lives. The final episode saw an unexploded bomb being discovered under the school. (BBC News -- UK)
On Your Mind published Sept. 15 Sep 16, 2008
Her daughter s smiling countenance during the Republican convention was a stamp of approval for teenage pregnancy and will be an example that impressionable teens wish to emulate. I know many people myself included are upset about the Sierra Vista public schools error in the budget which resulted in a tax increase last year. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Namibia: Okahandja Crime Blamed On Poverty Sep 14, 2008
According to the residents of the town, Okahandja faces numerous challenges such as poverty, unemployment, crime, HIV/Aids, teenage pregnancy and alcohol abuse ... Another concern at the town is the high rate of teenage pregnancy involving girls as young as 14 and 15 years of age. (allAfrica.com)
* 'We are not the children of the dictatorship; we are the children of the democracy' Sep 14, 2008
There are very few kids having serious relationships, he said, an observation shared by some doctors trying to reduce teenage pregnancy here. On a recent Saturday, about 1,500 teenagers piled into the cavernous Cadillac Club, another downtown disco, for Imperio Productions weekly event. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
In teenage pregnancy, boys equally at fault Sep 14, 2008
Web Search powered by YAHOO. After publication of a recent column that mentioned Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's unwed 17-year-old pregnant daughter, I heard from several people upset I would dare mention the child or the family's "private matter.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
Girl Scouts reach out in bleak Miami neighborhoods Sep 13, 2008
Concerns that too many young girls in Miami were having babies persuaded officials to again focus this year's program on teenage pregnancy, Tejera said. It is the third year that officials have tackled the issue and used the dolls as teaching tools. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Chiefs and people of Anyan Apaa hold durbar to climax Akwanbo festival Sep 12, 2008
Mr. Essuman bemoaned the alarming reports of teenage pregnancy in basic schools and tasked parents, teachers and community leaders, including Assembly members, not to renege on their responsibility of providing proper direction to their children. He announced a scholarship for 10 brilliant children from the town for their four-year senior high school education and also donated GHc5,000 towards development projects in the area. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
State asks teens ‘What’s the Rush?’ Sep 12, 2008
Posters addressing teenage pregnancy will be distributed to schools. One poster shows a school bus with a Baby on Board sign in one of the windows. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Palin mocks Obama before McCain nomination Sep 11, 2008
Is an unintended, out of wedlock teenage pregnancy the new example of Republican morals. " Independent wrote on Sep 8, 2008 9:29 AM:" Wyo Boy, I guess compared to a right wing hack like yourself, I am pretty liberal. (Casper Star-Tribune)
Kenya:Hundreds of Children Split From Parents Sep 11, 2008
"Girls, particularly, are susceptible to engaging in transactional sex in order to make ends meet. One of the IDPs interviewed confirmed that there was a high risk of teenage pregnancy among the teenage girls living in Molo," UNICEF Child Protection Officer Catherine Kimotho told IRIN.. "Some parents or relatives visit their children once or twice a month while others have not visited their children for several months," she added. (allAfrica.com)
Letters to the editor: (9/11/08) Sep 11, 2008
" Our country is in trouble and we need to get this one right. Do you really want another four years of GOP leadership? McCain/Palin is not the answer. -- Lois Lane Anchorage Daily News needs tuneup Wooten's a goon. John Cyr is a loon. The Anchorage Democratic News sings the same tune. -- Rick Miller Anchorage Pay more attention to your family Sarah Palin is the one who is not respecting her daughter's privacy. This "abstinence-only sex education" Mom is doing more to promote teenage pregnancy... (Anchorage Daily News)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 10, 2008 Sep 11, 2008
Teenage pregnancy is not an exception. The U.S. is one of the worst, with unwanted teenage pregnancy rates of 44 (per 1,000, age 15-19). (North County Times)
They agree to disagree Sep 10, 2008
" He derided the fuss made in some circles over the teenage pregnancy of one of Palin's unwed daughters, saying that has nothing to do with how she would handle being vice president or president. "This whole issue is the creation of the liberal media," he said. She: Convinced the choice was dictated by the far right. "I don't think women will vote for her just because she has the right anatomy. I think it has to be the right woman. (Shoreline Times, CT)
Time for response to Mission violence Sep 10, 2008
8) on the glorification of teenage pregnancy at the Republican National Convention found deep resonance with me. Thank God, someone like Millner is pointing out the inappropriateness of parading teenage pregnancy and a shotgun wedding (love by mandate) as something to be applauded or held up as an acceptable standard for our youth. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Judge: Pass on the past Sep 10, 2008
Jones, the former chairman of the local anti-poverty group OneAthens, also urged black educators to take the lead in reducing crime, high school dropout rates and teenage pregnancy, all main causes of poverty. The 26-year-old organization awarded scholarships to students Carey Charlese Cobb, Marcus Hines, Olubusola Oluyemi, Bryan Davis and Donna L. Wilcox at the luncheon. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Letters to the editor Sep 10, 2008
Question: Why should Sarah Palin s daughter s teenage pregnancy become an issue in this year s presidential campaign. Answer: Because all of us have been subjected to an endless noise of often-shrill moral self-righteousness about family values for what feels like decades. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Has the GOP found its innner feminist? Sep 9, 2008
I never thought I would live long enough to see the day when the Republican presidential candidate would cite membership in the PTA as evidence of executive experience, when the far right would laud the full-time working mothers of newborns, when social conservatives would stare down teenage pregnancy and replace their pursed-lip accusations of promiscuity with hosannas about choosing life. The Republican Party has undergone a surprising metamorphosis since was chosen as its vice presidential... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth' Sep 9, 2008
Sexual abstinence as an effective tool in reducing teenage pregnancy is a complete "myth", the Government's advisory body on the issue claimed yesterday. The Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy said that research from the United States showed that contraception was the way to bring down rates ... Researchers from Columbia University and the Guttmacher Institute examined the relative roles of abstinence and contraceptive use in the "remarkable decline" in US teenage pregnancy rates,... (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Sep 9, 2008
A study claims the declining teenage pregnancy rate in the US is down to better use of contraception rather than young people abstaining from sex. The US government has promoted abstinence as its preferred way to cut the teenage pregnancy rate ... The US government has come under fire for its policy on teenage pregnancy, which includes funding education programmes which eschew promotion of contraception in favour of abstinence. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Oklahoma’s annual abortion law Sep 9, 2008
Ditto wrote on Sep 7, 2008 12:32 PM:" I would also like to mention that we have to look no further than our own City to see the effects of practicing morality in medicine........Our own JPMC will not perform medical procedures to PREVENT pregnancy because it is against THEIR belief. I also know of at least one physician who refuses to give birth control to teenage patients because it is agains his religion! Bartlesville has a HUGE teenage pregnancy problem and narrow minded thinking like this is... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Teen pregnancy: We need to talk Sep 9, 2008
But that doesn't mean America should shy away from a needed discussion of teenage pregnancy. The United States has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the developed world, with 450,000 teens giving birth annually ... You can see why teenage pregnancy isn't just a family affair. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
BOB RAY SANDERS: In teenage pregnancy, the boys are equally at fault Sep 9, 2008
After publication of a recent column that mentioned Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin's unwed 17-year-old pregnant daughter, I heard from several people upset that I would dare mention the child or the family's "private matter."There were those people, however, angry not because I brought up the subject of teenage pregnancy, but because I never mentioned the boy who had fathered the child ... A couple of weeks later, in preparing a story on teenage pregnancy for public television,... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
iafrica.com debate Sep 9, 2008
Of course, culture is dynamic, a living thing, and King Goodwill Zwelithini has used the occasion to educate and inform his people, focusing on such vital social issues as practicing sexual morals and behaviours which prevent teenage pregnancy and lower the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. The merits of polygamy belong in another debate, but to equate it with promiscuity and infidelity must surely be ignorance. (iAfrica.com)
Does getting married help teen pregnancy? Sep 9, 2008
A teenage pregnancy means life is going to be more difficult, and I don t think young parents should be forced to marry. But I don t think marriage between teen parents is pointless either even if they end up divorcing a few years later. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Hmmm... McCain gets nice bounce Sep 8, 2008
When the media question her record as small town mayer and governor of the least populated but richest per capita state in the nation and wonder why the conservatives would promote teenage pregnancy as normal family values, it is considered sexest and bullying. Come on now. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Greenwald is off base (313) Sep 8, 2008
Ron Murray Sr wrote on Sep 7, 2008 12:33 PM:" Just like it is a waste of your time to write all your inane blither, Wezley. Although you did structure that paragraph a little better. You know if you hit the Enter button on the key board once in a while and seperate your topics then they might just possibly make some sense.On second thought, since you are doing the writing, I don't think hitting the enter button will help that much. And I am a Liberal Democrat. Bonnie receives a SSI check each... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Clinics to give pupils access to condoms Sep 8, 2008
We have the worst record for teenage pregnancy in Europe, he said. We have to make sure our young people have help and advice available to them. (Aberdeen Press and Journal)
Teen pregnancy brings big responsibilities Sep 7, 2008
Geisinger said it is important for parents dealing with the issue of teenage pregnancy to stand by their children and let them know they're there through the good and the bad ... "I definitely discourage teenage pregnancy. I think teenagers somehow need to learn it's not good for their future to have a baby when they're a teenager. Their future is definitely not going to be as bright." ... Iowa has the eighth-lowest teenage pregnancy rate in the nation. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
