Teen Sex Need Not Equal Teen Pregnancy
The fact that teen pregnancy rates in the U.S. top 400,000 annually minght lead some to assert that American teens are more sexually active than teens in other countries.
Not so.
Check out this graphic from The New York Times illustrating that while teen sex is universal, countries that have implemented comprehensive sex ed, like Denmark and Great Britain, lead the world in preventing unintended teen pregnancy, and subsequently, teen abortion.
By Tara Sweeney