Teen pregnancy in the United States has declined 42 percent. The teen birth rate is down 52 percent. Both have reached historic lows. Downward trends span all 50 states and all racial and ethnic groups. Yet teen pregnancy, abortion and birth rates in the United States for teens age 15 to 19 remain among the highest in the industrialized world. Three in 10 girls will be pregnant at least once before their 20th birthday. One in five teen moms will have a second child during her teen years. Significant disparities also persist across racial and ethnic lines, geographic regions, rural and urban areas and among age groups.
Teen Pregnancy can change your life forever. You have a lot of growing up to do when facing this in life. Watch and listen to her experiences while dealing with a responsibility so big at a young age. What is your story?
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