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teen pregnancy stories: 73 news summaries

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McCain, Palin Both Oppose Teen Pregnancy Programs

Both support abstinence-only sex ed

Sep 2, 08 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pregnancies in 17-year-olds like Bristol Palin are something John McCain and his running mate, her mother, agree on: neither believes the government should support sex education and pregnancy-prevention programs, other than encouraging abstinence, in schools. "The explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support," Sarah Palin wrote in... More »

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John McCain • Alaska • teen pregnancy • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • "Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down" • Bristol Palin • McCain-Palin

Palin Babydaddy a 'Redneck'
Who 'Doesn't Want Kids'

Bristol's pregnancy no secret  in hometown

Sep 2, 08 4:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bristol Palin's husband-to-be is a self-described "redneck" hockey player who "doesn't want kids," according to his MySpace page. High school senior Levi Johnston has been dating the 17-year-old daughter of John McCain's new running mate for a year, and the teen's pregnancy was no secret in Wasilla,... More »

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MySpace • teen pregnancy • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Bristol Palin

 Evangelicals Applaud Palins

Daughter's pregnancy makes Palin even more popular among religious right

Sep 2, 08 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Evangelical groups are standing squarely behind Sarah Palin and her family following the news that her teenage daughter Bristol is pregnant, CNN reports. Pro-life leaders hailed Bristol's decision to keep her baby with her family's support and dismissed any suggestion that her pregnancy is at odds with Palin's promotion of... More »

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evangelicals • teen pregnancy • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • pro-life • Wasilla • Bristol Palin

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 Palin's Woes Make
 Her More American

Teen pregnancy, DUI are problems average voters relate to

Sep 1, 08 7:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Revelations about Sarah Palin's personal and political life may in fact boost her image among average Americans, Charles Mahtesian writes in Politico. A pregnant teenage daughter and a husband with a DUI are problems many voters can relate to, unlike the elite scandals of Capitol Hill. "It is this... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • DUI • teen pregnancy • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

Palin's Daughter, 17, Is Pregnant, Will Keep Child

Teen will "grow up faster than we had ever planned," GOP candidate says

Sep 1, 08 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 17-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin is 5 months pregnant, the Republican vice presidential candidate said today, and plans to keep the child and marry the father. John McCain knew about Bristol Palin’s pregnancy before choosing the Alaska governor as his running mate, Reuters reports. The statement comes after... More »

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John McCain • teen pregnancy • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin

Principal of 'Pregnancy Pact' High School Quits

Administrator says mayor, superintendent betrayed him

Aug 13, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The principal of the Massachusetts high school that gained infamy for an alleged pregnancy pact made by 17 students has resigned, the Boston Globe reports. The Gloucester High principal said the mayor "publicly slandered" him and insisted his interview with Time, which set off the controversy, was "direct,... More »

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resignation • Gloucester • teen pregnancy • principal • Joseph Sullivan • Carolyn Kirk • pregnancy pact

OPINION

 Jamie Lynn 
 'Glorifying'
 Teen Pregnancy 

Description of motherhood, pregnancy as 'fun,' 'perfect' send wrong message

Jul 17, 08 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears’ gushing OK! magazine spread, with its poetic waxings about motherhood, sends the exact wrong message—telling teens it's “perfect” to have a baby, critics say. “There's no way I would describe caring for a new baby as “fun.” “Fulfilling,” maybe, but... More »

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Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • media coverage • OK! magazine

Teen Pregnancy on Rise
for 1st Time in 15 Years

Jump has health chiefs worried

Jul 11, 08 5:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The teen pregnancy rate increased in 2006 for the first time since 1991, reports CNN. Officials from the National Institutes of Health aren't sure if the 2.8% increase in the number of teen moms is a blip or the start of a trend, but the figures are a "... More »

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pregnancy • public health • teen pregnancy • National Institutes of Health • teenager

 Parade Mocks Pregnancy Pact  

Float in neighboring town sparks charge of 'class war'

Jul 7, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Gloucester, Mass., teen pregnancy pact is a sensitive matter, which apparently made it fair game for the Fourth of July "Horribles" parade in an upscale neighboring town, the Boston Herald reports. One float in the Beverly Farms procession raucously mocked the situation in blue-collar Gloucester with a giant... More »

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Massachusetts • Gloucester • teen pregnancy • Fourth of July • parade • Beverly Farms, Mass.

 Teen Rapes Reported
 at Mugabe Torture Camps 

Pregnancy spike among victims as militia crushes Mugabe opposition

Jul 6, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teenage pregnancy rates have spiked after youth militia members began raping Zimbabwean girls in President Robert Mugabe's torture camps, human rights workers tell the Times of London. The stigma against rape victims has kept the victims mostly silent, but a single hospital saw a spike of 16 expectant teenagers, and... More »

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torture • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • rape • militia • parliament • teen pregnancy • Movement for Democratic Change • MDC

Pregnancy
Pact Was Real, Says Principal

Defends comments after mayor says
there's no proof

Jun 27, 08 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The principal of a Massachusetts high school who said 17 girls got pregnant at his school as part of a pact isn't backing down from his claim, the AP reports. The principal said he gleaned the information through a nurse practitioner, “verbal staff reports,” and “student/staff chatter.... More »

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high school • Massachusetts • Gloucester • teen pregnancy

Pregnancy Pact Recollection 'Foggy'

Mayor at center of media frenzy speaks for absent HS principal

Jun 23, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mayor of the city where high school students reportedly made a "pregnancy pact" reiterated today that local officials haven't found any evidence confirming the agreement, the Boston Herald reports. The Gloucester, Mass., mayor said at a press conference the school principal couldn't provide a source for that claim:... More »

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pregnancy • Gloucester • teen pregnancy

Mayor: No
Proof of Teen Pregnancy Pact

Glouester staff, families doubt explanation for baby boom

Jun 23, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The mayor of Gloucester says there’s no proof that teenage girls in the Massachusetts town made a pact to have babies together, the AP reports. The principal of Gloucester High School, where a bizarre spate of 17 girls got pregnant this year, was quoted in Time saying the girls... More »

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contraception • pregnancy • weird • birth control • Catholic • social conservatives • teen pregnancy

 17 High School
 Teens Pregnant
 After Secret Pact 

High fives over positive tests spark Mass. birth control battle

Jun 20, 08 3:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pact among teenage girls to get pregnant has resulted in 17 pregnancies at a single Massachusetts high school—and sparked a debate in the conservative Catholic fishing town about birth control and available career options, reports Time magazine. Officials began to get wise to the secret pact when... More »

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contraception • pregnancy • weird • birth control • Catholic • social conservatives • teen pregnancy

It's a Girl—Jamie Lynn Gives Birth

Maddie Briann arrives via C-section just as Britney makes it to town

Jun 19, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth via C-section this morning in Mississippi, the National Enquirer reports. The 17-year-old’s baby, Maddie Briann, weighs 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Sister Britney arrived in Louisiana yesterday to await the delivery. An ultrasound last week showed that there were possible complications with the baby's position. More »

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Britney Spears • Louisiana • celebrity • Mississippi • teen births • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • celebrity pregnancy

 Miss. Cops
 Bust Pap
 for Stalking
 Jamie Lynn 

But photog says he was 200 feet away

Jun 5, 08 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A paparazzo who once photographed Britney Spears’ bare nether regions was charged Tuesday for stalking the pop wreck’s pregnant teen sister Jamie Lynn, the AP reports. Authorities say Edwin Merino wouldn't leave the ready-to-pop Jamie Lynn, 17, and her baby daddy alone; he says he was shooting from a... More »

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crime • stalker • paparazzi • Mississippi • home decoration • arrest • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • Casey Aldridge • celebrity pregnancy

Teen Sex Rate Stops Dropping

Condom use also levels off, reviving debate about abstinence sex ed

Jun 5, 08 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A decade-long drop in the teen sex rate leveled off between 2001-2007 and it may now be slowly rising again, the Washington Post reports. The government survey of thousands of high school students also found that an increase in condom use flattened out in 2003. The numbers have alarmed public... More »

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birth control • condom • abstinence education • abstinence • teen pregnancy • teen sex • teenager

 Britney Helps Jamie Lynn
 Celebrate 

Family, friends gather to fete 17-year-old mom-to-be

May 5, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears returned home to Louisiana over the weekend for a cameo at 17-year-old sister Jamie Lynn's baby shower at their mother's home in Kentwood, People reports. "We all sat in a circle and she opened gifts and thanked every person," said a guest. "It was just... More »

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Britney Spears • Louisiana • celebrity • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • celebrity pregnancy • baby shower

 Teen Gives Birth, Jogs to ER 

'This baby is fine,' says doc

May 5, 08 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A terrified California teenager hid her pregnancy from her parents, gave birth alone in the shower—then walked and jogged four blocks to the hospital cradling her wrapped infant still attached by the umbilical cord. The mother of the teen, who said she was "just a little nervous,"... More »

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teen births • teen pregnancy • Xochitl Parra • Long Beach CA • umbilical cord • Doctor Jose Perez • Alejandro Parra

Teen From Texas Sect Gives Birth

State says she's younger than 18, but ranch officials deny it

Apr 29, 08 7:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of the teens taken from a polygamist sect in Texas gave birth to a boy today as state police stood guard outside her hospital room, the Houston Chronicle reports. State officials say the mother is younger than 18 and that she will be taken to a foster care facility... More »

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Texas • polygamy • teen pregnancy • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Eldorado • sect

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