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Bristol Palin Warns Teens: It's Tough to Be a Mom

NEW YORK (April 7) - Bristol Palin says that if girls knew how tough it was to be a mom, they'd think twice about having sex. The 19-year-old daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she has chosen to practice abstinence herself, until marriage. Bristol Palin, who once said it was unrealistic to ask young people...

Teen Pregnancy, Abortion Rise for First Time in Years

(Jan. 26) -- New figures show a reversal in the years-long trend of declining teen pregnancy in the United States. Pregnancy and abortion rates for 15-to-19-year-olds increased for the first time in more than a decade in 2006, the most recent year for which statistics are available. The numbers compiled by the Guttmacher...

Parents Are Failing at Sex Education, Study Finds

(Dec. 7) -- When it comes to discussing sex with their children, many American parents are saying too little, too late, a new study says. According to the study, published in the journal Pediatrics, more than 40 percent of adolescents surveyed said they had already had intercourse by the time their parents talked to them...