1. Financial- Babies are expensive. Toddlers are expensive. Teenagers are expensive. College graduates are expensive. And that’s only half the lifetime of your child. 2. Situation- If your situation consists of you being a single parent, too young or living with a relative,...
Youth panelists and speakers discussed the benefits of abstinence, including how it can strengthen the family, during a youth forum held Monday night as part of the Fourth Abstinence Awareness Week in Washington,...
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In her first interview since giving birth, Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told told Fox News' Greta Van Susteren having a child is not "glamorous," and that telling young people to...
Bristol Palin is back in the news. Just when you thought she would quietly retreat into teen motherhood Sarah Palin's daughter has grabbed the spotlight from her mother once again with a controversial...
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UNICEF has released a 160-page report that houses some shocking statistics on global teen pregnancy rates and mortality. The State of the World's Children report indicates that each year 70,000 females...
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The Center for Disease Control has released information stating Mississippi as the leading state in teen pregnancies, stealing the top spots from New Mexico and Texas. The report reveals data gathered from birth...
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The discourse surrounding abortion is often clouded with ambiguity. Labels such as "pro-life" seem to condemn all those who are "pro-choice" as being against life. The label "pro-choice" does not...
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How can a pregnant teenager be denied education? Yesterday in Drew County a Pregnant Teenager that has attempted to follow her Doctors order of being Homebound was denied rights to her education. The excuse that was given was that Homebound Instruction was not offered...
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"While teen pregnancy and birth rates have declined in the Latina/o community, the reality remains that one in two Latina teens (51%) are still getting pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20, according to the National Campaign Latino Initiative. That is nearly...
"Only 60 years ago, arranged marriage was still the norm in many parts of China, but today Chinese teenagers have more sexual freedom than ever.
The topic of sex education was once taboo, and still off-limits in some areas, but changing cultural mores have presented a new...
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Historian Mary Hershberger has compiled some of the best words spoken by actress and political activist Jane Fonda. Reading Fonda’s words you realize they are as relevant and thought provoking today as when she spoke them. This collection is an interesting insight into...
A self-described "good Southern Baptist girl," 15-year-old Shelby Knox of Lubbock, Texas has pledged abstinence until marriage. But she becomes an unlikely advocate for comprehensive sex ed when she finds that Lubbock, where high schools teach abstinence as the...
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