Comments on: Teen Pregnancy by the Numbers http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What’s Causing High Teen Birth Rates? : The Curvature http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-9651 What’s Causing High Teen Birth Rates? : The Curvature Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:01:18 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-9651 [...] year, we got the news that teen pregnancy rates have risen for the first time since 1991.  But last week, figures were also released on a state-by-state break down of the teen birth rate. [...] [...] year, we got the news that teen pregnancy rates have risen for the first time since 1991.  But last week, figures were also released on a state-by-state break down of the teen birth rate. [...]

]]> By: Tehmina Mazher http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-3681 Tehmina Mazher Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:27:19 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-3681 Nice Information. Nice Information.

]]> By: Cara http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-2539 Cara Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:46:14 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-2539 Good point, Blair. I always forget that sex ed doesn't necessarily come at the most convenient time -- i.e. right before becoming sexually active -- for everyone. Good point, Blair. I always forget that sex ed doesn’t necessarily come at the most convenient time — i.e. right before becoming sexually active — for everyone.

]]> By: Blair http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-2538 Blair Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:42:10 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-2538 It doesn't really surprise me that there would be a lag time between implementation of abstinence only and a birth increase because of it. I assume most of the teen pregnancies happened to girls who were between 15-19, right at the age that they would have started getting abstinence only in junior high/ middle school. In other words, the only sex ed they have ever gotten was abstinence only. All the other factors you mentioned are part of it too, I'm sure. It's a complicated issue, so I'm sure a variety of systemic changes are influencing the numbers. But I don't think the time lag is any reason not to blame abstinence only, although other factors are certainly at work. It doesn’t really surprise me that there would be a lag time between implementation of abstinence only and a birth increase because of it. I assume most of the teen pregnancies happened to girls who were between 15-19, right at the age that they would have started getting abstinence only in junior high/ middle school. In other words, the only sex ed they have ever gotten was abstinence only. All the other factors you mentioned are part of it too, I’m sure. It’s a complicated issue, so I’m sure a variety of systemic changes are influencing the numbers. But I don’t think the time lag is any reason not to blame abstinence only, although other factors are certainly at work.

]]> By: Tracey http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-2532 Tracey Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:19:27 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-2532 "State anti-choice legislation has also been on the rise, which means that access to both contraception and abortion are declining in many areas. But again, there doesn’t seem to be any data on whether or not a correlation exists." I think this one is probably a biggie. If you look at the NARAL site's state report cards, it's absolutely insane how many restrictions there are on abortion from state to state. From parental consent to mandatory counseling... ugh. I also wonder if a shortage of available clinics hasn't contribued to this, too. “State anti-choice legislation has also been on the rise, which means that access to both contraception and abortion are declining in many areas. But again, there doesn’t seem to be any data on whether or not a correlation exists.”

I think this one is probably a biggie. If you look at the NARAL site’s state report cards, it’s absolutely insane how many restrictions there are on abortion from state to state. From parental consent to mandatory counseling… ugh. I also wonder if a shortage of available clinics hasn’t contribued to this, too.

]]> By: BettyBoondoggle http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-2531 BettyBoondoggle Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:12:33 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/06/teen-pregnancy-by-the-numbers/#comment-2531 "So what the hell happened? It raises a lot of interesting questions" Abstinence-only sex uneducation, of course. its proven to be about as effective as prohibition “So what the hell happened? It raises a lot of interesting questions”

Abstinence-only sex uneducation, of course. its proven to be about as effective as prohibition

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