The good news you hear nothing about
by digby
Check it out:
That's right. The teen pregnancy rate is dropping like a stone. And that's not just from some artificial high during the sex crazed 60s. Teen pregnancy was always high --- teen-agers are very fertile. So this is a big deal.
There's lots of interesting info at the link, with data showing that the abortion rate has logically fallen along with the pregnancy rate and that women are having children later than they used to, which makes sense.
I don't know all the reasons for these changes and I'm sure that there are a lot of theories. But regardless of the why the news is very good for women who do much better in their lives if they delay childbearing.
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