On AlterNet: teen pregnancy

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "teen pregnancy"

Why Do We Shame Teen Moms?

Miriam Zoila Perez, ColorLines. May 8, 2011.

A response to teen pregnancy that shames young women ignores the fact that socioeconomic factors may have a bigger impact on their success as parents than does age.

“16 And Pregnant” Portrays a Grim Reality -- But Does Pregnancy Actually Benefit Some Teenagers?

Richard Korman, Miller-McCune.com. January 20, 2011.

MTV's reality show paints a dire picture for girls who get pregnant in high school. But new research disproves teen mom stereotypes and even predicts some positive outcomes.

Why Bristol Palin Really Is the Perfect Ambassador for Abstinence Education

Michael Rowe, Huffington Post. May 8, 2009.

Clearly she's proof that it doesn't work.

Will Democrats Axe Abstinence-Only Sex Ed?

Steve Yoder, In These Times. March 14, 2009.

Since Democrats took control in 2006, Congress has yet to cut even a dollar of abstinence education funding. Let's hope change is on the way.

Bristol Palin's Truth Telling on Teen Pregnancy Sets Right-Wingers Sputtering

Geoffrey Dunn, Huffington Post. February 23, 2009.

If the Christian Right really wants to confront teen pregnancy, they'd be smart to listen to Bristol Palin and absorb her real-life wisdom.

Bristol Palin Says to Teens: Don't Get Pregnant

Jodi L. Jacobson, RH Reality Check. January 6, 2009.

Bristol Palin may be way ahead of her mom when it comes to one of the country's most controversial issues.

Ideology Should Not Play a Role in Reproductive Rights

Cynthia L. Cooper, Women's eNews. August 13, 2008.

A political shift to the right has imperiled reproductive rights in many states.

Abstinence-Only Sex-Ed Most Prevalent in the South

Catherine Morrison, RH Reality Check. July 31, 2008.

The children of Kentucky and Alabama for example are treated to a mix of religious propaganda, gender stereotypes, and misinformation.

Heavy Petting: PETA Compares Teen Girls to Unneutered Animals

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. July 18, 2008.

Is PETA (yet again) exploiting female sexuality to get its point across?

The Side-Effects of Abstinence-Only Education

Tala Dowlatshahi, American News Project AlterNet: Video. July 4, 2008.

Teen pregnancy is on the rise in America for the first time since 1991.

What We Should Take Away From the "Pregnancy Pact"

Ellen Goodman, Truthdig. June 26, 2008.

We spend too much time arguing with each other about teens and sex, and too little time talking to kids about healthy sexuality.

Special Schools for Pregnant Girls

Ben Arnoldy, Christian Science Monitor. May 23, 2008.

"P-schools" that cater to pregnant teens are being shut down in favor of mainstreaming. But is that good for pregnant students?

School for Teen Mothers Sheds Light on Young Women's Pregnancy Choices

Laura Tillman, The Brownsville Herald. March 31, 2008.

Teen mothers still drop out of school at alarming rates. One school tries to fight the trend.

Teen Parents Illustrate the Need for Better Sex Ed

Laura Tillman, The Brownsville Herald. March 28, 2008.

Teenagers are still being kept in the dark about their sexual health, with life-altering consequences.

Who Gets to Say That Jamie Lynn Spears Is a Bad Mom?

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Video. December 24, 2007.

It's a lazy, misogynistic narrative that has at its heart the notion that a woman really just better stay home and take care of the kids.

Why Jamie Lynn Spears Is Knocked Up

Jesse Wendel, Group News Blog AlterNet: PEEK. December 20, 2007.

The red states have a vastly higher teen pregnancy rate than the blue. It isn't an accident.

The Teenage Birth Rate Has Dropped to a 65-Year Low

Jennifer Liss, WireTap. June 29, 2007.

What's working -- less sex or better contraception?