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'Pregnancy Pact' HS to Offer Birth Control

School where 17 teens got pregnant last year OKs birth control plan

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 9, 2008 4:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Massachusetts high school where 17 teens got pregnant last year presumably as part of a "pregnancy pact" has decided to distribute birth control pills and condoms to students, the Boston Globe reports. A school official said birth control would only be available with parental consent, adding that he hoped the school could now move on following national news reports of the pregnancy pact, allegedly made by teens who wanted to raise their babies together.

A sign carved in stone stands outside Gloucester High School where school representatives said a teenage pregnancy pact resulted in several pregnancies.
A sign carved in stone stands outside Gloucester High School where school representatives said a teenage pregnancy pact resulted in several pregnancies.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Performers in the annual Fourth of July Horribles Parade in Beverly, Mass., spoof the spike in teen pregnancies in Gloucester, Mass.
Performers in the annual Fourth of July Horribles Parade in Beverly, Mass., spoof the spike in teen pregnancies in Gloucester, Mass.   (AP Photo/Dan MacApine, wickedlocalbeverly.com)
A  reporter conducts a stand-up report outside Gloucester High School, where school officials say a teenage pregnancy pact between female students apparently resulted in several pregnancies.
A reporter conducts a stand-up report outside Gloucester High School, where school officials say a teenage pregnancy pact between female students apparently resulted in several pregnancies.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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