Teen Pregnancy

The uptick comes a year after Texas’ six-week abortion ban went into effect in 2021.

According to the CDC, Texas leads the nation with the highest rate of 'repeat teen births.' That’s a pregnant teen who already had at least one other child. Since abortion was virtually outlawed in Texas, pregnant teens have few options.

The Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parents’ rights.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent “a fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.”

A new report says current and former Texas foster youth face greater pregnancy risks and calls on the state to provide health care and education to…

Teen birth rates are falling nationwide, reports The Rural Blog.However, birth rates for teens remain highest in rural parts of the country.Still, the…

Over the past seven years Colorado has nearly halved its teen birth rate. Texas, too, has seen its teen birth rate decline, just like most of the US. But…

Pregnant women are often treated terribly while in Texas jails, according to a revealing new story in The Texas Observer. Since 1980, the number of…

Child poverty is a major concern in Colorado, officials are contending with the issue by addressing teen pregnancies, food stamp use, and much more. In a…