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Girls at my middle school and high school had pregnancy pacts. This was 13-17 years ago and there weren't cool movies out that were blamed for glamourizing teen pregnancy. So it was either not discussed or blamed on something other than the media.
17 girls in a pregnancy boom is contextually a big deal. But this is even more of a big deal because of the demographic that is being hit. That's also why Jamie Lynn Spears and Juno are seen as "the example." I wonder how widespread this really is because if it isn't widespread, this is just another example of how the small scale incidents of some become action-worthy and discussion-worthy "emergencies." Interesting.
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