Poverty, not sex ed, key factor in teen pregnancy
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Jonathan Zimmerman
Thursday, September 4, 2008
One side thinks adolescents should receive more “comprehensive” information about sex, including contraception. The others side favors a more didactic approach, with a simpler message: “abstinence only.”
Sound familiar?
Brace yourself for yet another round in America’s perennial teen-pregnancy wars. On Monday, GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin confirmed that her 17-year-old daughter [...]