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1 The Horror of MTV's New Show, 16 and Pregnant
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2 MTV's 16 & Pregnant: Just Fame For Expectant Teens?
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3 Should Teen Moms Be Directed Toward Adoption?
Pregnancy
4 Teen Pregnancy Is a Fact of Life?
parenting
5 Are Parents to Blame If Live-In Boyfriend Gets Teen Pregnant?
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6 MTV's "No Easy Decision" Special Will Tackle Teen Abortion
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7 30 Percent of Teen Pregnancies End in Abortion; Is That Surprising?
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8 Kim Kardashian Markets Herself as a Sex Symbol, but Isn't a Fan of Teen Pregnancy
A new study by the Public Religion Research Institute set out to determine how people's moral values impact their views on abortion. It found that knowing someone who has had an abortion and watching either 16 and Pregnant or Teen Mom on MTV significantly increase the likelihood a person will support legal abortion. Both knowing someone who has had an abortion and watching a specific person on Read more
If you glance at a newsstand, you know MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom are fodder for the tabloids, but do the teen-pregnancy reality shows also make good teaching material? The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy thinks so. Considering the popularity of the show, the group believes adults who work with teens should use 16 and Pregnant as a learning tool. They've Read more
Kim Kardashian and her gorgeous gaggle of sisters may capitalize on the fact that sex sells, but she doesn't think teens should be getting pregnant and raising children. Kardashian recently posted her opinion on her blog. She said: I saw a story about a Memphis high school where 90 young female students were either pregnant or have given birth this year! I just couldn’t believe this and I Read more
Not all teens who get pregnant become moms. About 30 percent of young women terminate their pregnancies. Tonight MTV explored the choice in No Easy Decision, a special that followed former 16 and Pregnant couple Markai and James as they made the decision to abort their second unplanned pregnancy. And the program showed how the parents coped with the range of emotions that came with doing so Read more
Not all teens who get pregnant become moms. Some young women choose to put their children up for adoption, and others terminate their pregnancies. While MTV has explored the expectant phase, mothering, and the process of adoption, next week the network will cover abortion with No Easy Decision. According to EW: The special, airing Dec. 28 at 11:30 p.m., will follow one former 16 and Pregnant Read more
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Is cohabitation the precursor to teen pregnancy? Last night's episode of MTV's 16 & Pregnant followed Megan, 16, and her live-in boyfriend Nathan, 19. The couple conceived their baby while living under the same roof, since Megan's mother allowed Nathan to move in (because he was arguing with his own parents about playing video games) while her husband was stationed in Afghanistan. When Read more
There have always been teen moms, and it's likely that there always will be. While some women postpone having kids until they are in their 30s and 40s, it's also a time when women become grandparents. Everything from sex education (or lack there of) to social-economic situation to the media has been blamed for teen pregnancy and while society keeps searching for causes one thing is certain — Read more
Last night's episode of 16 and Pregnant was a tearjerker as teen mom Lori passed her newborn, Aidan, off to a loving couple during an open-adoption ceremony. While the 17-year-old was in a rocky relationship (at best) with her son's father, Cory, and not in a position to take care of herself let alone the baby, it was her parents who strongly urged the adoption. Explaining that they would be Read more
Season 2 of MTV's 16 & Pregnant is off to an explosive start! In the first episode, we watched baby mama Janelle disrespect her own mother and then expect her to care for the newborn so the teen could go out partying. Last night, 16-year-old Nikkole shrugged at the father of her infant's disgraceful behavior toward both her and her supportive mother. I was initially horrified by the first Read more
