Alarming Teen statistics

[therealUT]

Teen pregnancy rates are often higher in areas that have are "lower class" which generally means not as well educated and often times inner cites. If you want to look at certain groups of people, say hispanic, the reason for high teen pregnancies is because of their belief system. A majority of hispanics are catholic. Catholics do not believe in birth control....

First, I am not really sure that Catholics do not believe in the effectiveness of birth control. The Catholic Church does not condone the use of birth control. However, the Catholic Church does not exactly condone premarital sex, either. That being the case, if a teenager is going to act in defiance against the Catholic Church and engage in premarital sex, I doubt that teen is going to swear off condoms due to the stance of the Catholic Church.

Ridiculously misguided post...

 

[therealUT]

i dont think they are having more sex in rural america then in big cities/blue states, they just arent as likely to use a condom IMO. Thats bad, more risk of contracting a disease., pregnancy, etc.

If you want to bring values into this discussion, I would say the only two things that are relavent would be the aversion to abortion and the lack of access to morning after pills. However, none of these cockney theories are based on anything more than gross speculation.

 

[overseasorange2]

i dont think they are having more sex in rural america then in big cities/blue states, they just arent as likely to use a condom IMO. Thats bad, more risk of contracting a disease., pregnancy, etc.

Not as many "7 elevens".

 

[allvol123]

Do abortions count in the birth rates?

Is this a trick question?

 

[volmanbill]

Just heard that MS has a new law banning alcohol at family reunions.