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Teen pregnancy / Heidi Williams, book editor. - Detroit [Mich.] : Greenhaven Press, c2010. - 138 p. : col. ill., col. map, charts ; 24 cm. - Issues that concern you . - .

Teen pregnancy is increasing / Eloise Quintanilla, Uri Friedman -- Teen pregnancy is harmful to society / National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and Unplanned Pregnancy -- Difficulties associated with teen pregnancy also affect mothers in their twenties / Kelleen Kaye -- Poverty is the key factor in teen pregnancy / Jonathan Zimmerman -- Celebrity pregnancies encourage teen pregnancy / Nancy Redd -- Evangelical teens are more likely to become pregnant / Margaret Talbot -- Evangelical teens are not more likely to become pregnant / Michael Gerson -- Positive male role models for boys will decrease teen pregnancy / Bob Ray Sanders -- Adult men cause most teen pregnancies / Hayley Graham -- Adult men should be prosecuted for impregnating underage girls / Tim Potter -- Contraceptive-based sex education reduces teen pregnancy / Amy Schalet -- Contraceptive-based sex education is ineffective for intentional teen pregnancies / Daniel P. Moloney -- Abstinence-based sex education is ineffective and harmful to teens / Jeff Stryker -- Parental consent should be required for abortions by minors / Yes on 4--Sarah's Law -- Parental consent should not be required for abortions by minors / Lauren Ralph, Claire Brindis -- Adoption is a good option for teen mothers / Becky Orr -- Teen mothers have the right to decide how to handle their own pregnancies / Sondra Forsyth -- Appendix. What you should know about teen pregnancy ; What you should do about teen pregnancy.

Presents readings from a variety of perspectives that allow readers to better understand and navigate the topic of teen pregnancy.

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Teenage pregnancy.
Sex instruction for teenagers.
Abortion.

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