Affiliates of the abortion giant Planned Parenthood are among the recipients of millions of dollars from the federal government aimed at preventing teen pregnancies.
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) announced this week that her 17-year-old son would make her a 36-year-old grandmother next month.
Nearly two million babies are expected to be born next year in the Philippines due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study by the University of the Philippines (UP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), local news site Coconuts Manila reported on Thursday.
The government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro launched a campaign this week aimed at encouraging young people to refrain from sex as part of an effort to bring down the rate of teenage pregnancies.
The pregnancy rate for teenage girls in the Texas foster care system is nearly five times higher than the state’s average, says a new study.
The New York Times says departing Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards appeared “reserved” during an interview when asked questions about “abortion,” preferring instead to focus on “women’s health.”
A new report released by the CDC that finds a trend of significantly less teen sexual activity is promoting a shift in the focus of sex education from one that assumes most teens are sexually active to one that supports healthy decisions.
Planned Parenthood President and CEO Cecile Richards mocked the use of natural family planning (NFP) as a method of birth control, asserting that women’s intake or implantation of artificial hormones in their bodies is what is best.
Sex education programs that have been promoted by the Obama administration are not based on data that show a growing percentage of adolescents have been delaying sex over the past two decades, says a senior official from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Maddi Runkles, an 18-year-old honor student whose Christian school barred her from “walking” with her graduation class after she became pregnant, celebrated her graduation in a private ceremony attended by more than 100 family, friends, and supporters. Runkles, who attended Heritage
Teenage mothers in California could soon be given the space and resources to breastfeed their children in school if Gov. Jerry Brown approves a bill currently awaiting his signature by October.
Venezuela’s socialist government has run the OPEC nation’s economy to the group, prompting shortages of goods as varied as toilet paper, coffin materials, beer, and water. The shortage has now hit pharmacies, with most pharmacies having completely run out of most forms of contraceptives, particularly birth control pills.
