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May 16, 2013 · May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, which basically means it’s the season for teen mom shaming. And damn if the Candie’s Foundation doesn’t deliver! On May 1 they revealed their new celebrity-endorsed PSAs, which include lots of messages that provide the super useful combo of
Jun 07, 2013 · Teen mothers shoulder the vast majority of the burden. And it is always the woman’s responsibility to protect herself from pregnancy. Most teen relationships aren’t the picture of maturity, understanding, and equality.
For Immediate Release January 1999. ACLU and FFL Win Case for Teen Moms. A federal court ruled that two high college seniors whose college denied them National Honor Society membership because they became pregnant and chose to give birth must be admitted into the society.
14 January 2008 Vol. 10 / No. 2 . NO CHOICE FOR TEEN MOTHERS. The topics of unplanned pregnancy and teen motherhood have always been politically sensitive ones for our morally schizophrenic nation, a nation that has the highest rate of teen pregnancy of any developed country.
Teen Moms Look for Support, But Find Only Shame. Shows like MTV ’s “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” may make some think that teen pregnancy is becoming glamorized, Miriam Zoila Pérez is an editor at Feministing and the founder of Radical Doula,
Stop assuming that "single teen moms" are the bottom of the barrel, we often have more drive and motivation than "normal" teenagers. I wake up every single day with a purpose. I have no choice but to do well in college because I know that the chump change I bring in now from odd jobs will never be able to keep me and my son out of poverty.
Stop assuming that "single teen moms" are the bottom of the barrel, we often have more drive and motivation than "normal" teenagers. I wake up every single day with a purpose. I have no choice but to do well in college because I know that the chump change I bring in now from odd jobs will never be able to keep me and my son out of poverty.
While statistics show that teen moms are less likely to finish high college than other teens, it’s also true that when a pregnant teen or a teen parent has support at home and in college, their chances of finishing college increases.
For Immediate Release January 1999. ACLU and FFL Win Case for Teen Moms. A federal court ruled that two high college seniors whose college denied them National Honor Society membership because they became pregnant and chose to give birth must be admitted into the society.