THE NEWS that vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant has heightened media concern regarding teen pregnancies. Given that we are the industrialized nation with the highest adolescent birth rate in the world, however, this is not a new problem. (Full article: 223 words)
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