The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

The Chicago Tribune ran an article on June 29, 2008 trying to rationalize why teen pregnancies tripled at Gloucester High School while teen pregnancies in the United States as a whole are at their lowest point in thirty years.  The United States, although at a low, still “leads” other developed countries in the number of pregnancies among teens. 

Some suggested that the “glamorization of pregnancy” in pop culture have contributed to teen pregnancies.  This would include situations such as Jamie Lynn Spears’ pregnancy, as well as movies like “Juno.” 

Others have attributed the 17 pregnancies to the free day-care center at Gloucester High School and the comprehensive sex education curriculum employed by the school.  Abstinence education programs may have prevented the tripling of pregnancies at Gloucester High School.