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In this anthology, authors discuss the causes of teenage pregnancy and possible solutions. Chapters include: Is Teenage Pregnancy a Serious Problem? What Factors Contribute to Teenage Pregnancy? What Options Are Available to Pregnant Teenagers? How Can Teenage Pregnancy Be Reduced?

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This recent addition to the Opposing Viewpoints series includes chapters on the problem of teenage pregnancy, contributing factors, options available to pregnant teens, and strategies for reducing teen pregnancy. Specific essays discuss the problems of teen pregnancy, media exaggeration of those problems, the parenting skills and challenges facing teen parents; the contribution of older males, sexual abuse, poor life circumstances, and lack of accurate sex information as contributing factors; abortion and adoption as options; and abstinence-only sex education, traditional sex education, welfare reform and welfare benefits as affecting the rate of teen pregnancy. <br>-- Issues in Law & Medicine (Spring 2004)

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