[Honeykiss1974]

Not to sound like Oprah, but I think it is a lack of being loved and self-worth that causes many teen girls to see getting pregnant in high school as something ok to do. So here is this young woman (probably lacking a father figure) that is not getting a sense that she is loved or valuable from her family, will go to find it else where. So when Bobby says that "he loves her" and all the good stuff that goes along with it (i.e. we'll be together forever, I'm clean, etc.) and tell her that is she loved him back she wouldn't make him wear a condom, many girls will let him not wear one. There are also girls that want a baby because it again, they are not having the need to feel wanted or special met in more healthy ways. And to them, a baby will do that.

Seriously, if NOTHING else, kids know that condoms prevent pregnancy (I'm just speaking of the basic, age old rule of pregnancy prevention). They sell them everywhere, even at Wal-greens next to the gum, usually costing 3 for $3.99 (less than the price of a McDonald's Extra Value meal). Depending upon your school, you can even get them free there (I went to high school in the early 90's and our school nurse gave them out).

Not saying this is ALL cases, but I do believe a majority of them doesn't stem from lack of education, but lack of self worth and value.

What's said about all this (the article) is that now you have 90 innocent babies brought into the world to parents that are not equipped to raise them - and maybe even grandparents in this case!