Morning Roundup: Teen Birth Rate Drops; Abortion Special on MTV
MTV will air a special on teens who choose abortion; the teen birth rate drops and everyone scrambles to claim credit or blame the economy; a fabulous new app for the sexually active; buy a dress, help prevent child marriage.
MTV will air a special on teens who choose abortion, the teen birth rate drops and everyone scrambles to claim credit or blame the economy, a fabulous new app for the sexually active, and buy a dress, help prevent child marriage.
- No Easy Decision, a special on teenagers who choose abortion, will air on MTV on December 28. The channel also airs the popular programs 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom. According to Entertainment Weekly, “MTV sources say the documentary will tackle all sides of the issue, including the importance of contraception and the devastating effects of facing such a decision.”
- The teen birth rate dropped 6% in 2009 from the year before, to the lowest rate in the seventy years the government has been collecting data. What is the cause of the drop? Well, of course, it depends on who you talk to. Could it be the recession? Increased contraception use? How about abstinence? Maybe MTV’s 16 and Pregnant? Probably not Bristol Palin.
- A Texas rabbi has created an iPhone and iPad app on sexuality education. Available for 99 cents through iTunes, LoveSmarts “provides concise information about sexually transmitted infections and their symptoms, method of treatment and prevention; nine forms of contraception, cost, availability and effectiveness; a link with the Princeton University’s emergency contraception directory by zip code and a game that has a variety of viruses and bacterial infections that a player must kill with the correct “weapon” (antibiotics by injection or pills or topical creams or pills).” It sounds like this should be a mandatory app for any sexually active person.
- Congress failed to pass the bill to prevent child marriage. (See Jodi’s piece on the subject.) But if you are searching for a last minute gift, the One-Dress Project is selling dresses that promise to flatter all women – with proceeds to benefit CARE’s Prevent Child Marriage initiative as part of its We Are One holiday campaign. The One-Dress Project collaborated with women around the world to design a dress, and its purpose “is to raise awareness and funds on behalf of organizations around the world that enhance and protect women’s health, reduce violence against women, educate young girls, and support women to play an active role in society.”
Dec 22
- Teen Pregnancy on the Decline – ToTheCenter.com
- Hot 97 Takes Host Off Air Following Remarks About Haitian Women – NY1
- Nigerian Newspaper Says Law Threatens Reproductive Health – EmpowHer
- MTV to air special report tackling abortion – CNN International
- Sex Education for Indonesian Teens? It Belongs in School – Jakarta Globe
- U.S. teen birthrate drops to new low, new data shows – Vancouver Sun
- One Dress to End Child Marriage – Tonic
- HPV Vaccine: Would You Give Your Kids Gardasil and Cervarix Vaccines? – Huffington Post (blog)
- Hospital Stripped of Catholic Affiliation After In-House Abortion – Christian Post
- Teen moms on TV — the new birth control? – National Post
- Christian NHS worker faces sack over abortion leaflet – This is London
- Christian NHS worker faces sack over abortion leaflet – This is London
- Folic acid good for pregnant mums – Times of India
- Call for HIV tests for under 25s – BBC News
- UN Restores Sexual Orientation Reference To Violence Measure, After US Push – RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
- Texas Rabbi Creates Sex Ed App – prMac (press release)
- Student survey indicates additional prevention of teen pregnancy, bullying needed – Rapid City Journal
- Abuses Cited in Enforcing China Policy of One Child – New York Times
- Birthrate among teens hits record low – Washington Post
- Disability increases risk of contracting HIV – IPPmedia
- Circumcision may not curb gay HIV transmission – NDTV.com
- Chicago adding in-school health centers – Chicago Tribune
Dec 21
- CDC report- US Teen birth rate declines as C-Sections rise – Healthy Living
- Injectable and Oral Birth Control Do Not Harm Glucose and Insulin Levels – MedIndia
- DJ Cipha Sounds Luis Diaz Apology To Haitian Women For HIV Joke – Mwza.com
- Almost There… Tell Congress to Pass the International Violence Against Women … – Change.org (blog)
- Texas Faith: Which religion stories merited more and better coverage? – Dallas Morning News (blog)
- Hospital Will Continue To Provide Life-Saving Care And Protect Women’s Health … – eNews Park Forest
- Hospital Will Continue To Provide Life-Saving Care And Protect Women’s Health … – eNews Park Forest
- McDonnell proposes adding funds to AIDS program – Washington Examiner
- NJ Pro-Life Group Battles State Coverage of Family Planning Servies – Christian Post
- A force behind the lower teen birthrate: MTV’s ’16 and Pregnant’ – Christian Science Monitor
- Did the recession prevent teen motherhood? – Salon
- Lawful-abortion process shrouded in uncertainty – Irish Times
- Abuses Cited in China Population Rule – New York Times
- Report sheds light on abortion, contraception in Catholic hospital network – Lifesite
- Parents, Teachers still Embarrassed about Sex – CRIENGLISH.com
- Five Great Reasons Why Personhood Will End Abortion – RedState
- Lawmakers should focus on jobs, not abortion – Nashua Telegraph
- Waldorf man sentenced to life in shooting of pregnant girlfriend – Baltimore Sun
- Put Personhood Amendments Aside to Defeat Obama, Stop Abortion – RedState
- Memo to Progressives (Scott McClarty) – Green Party Watch
- Why Aren’t US Teens Having Babies So Much Anymore? – AOL News
- Do Breast-Fed Baby Boys Grow Into Better Students? – BusinessWeek
- Online extra: Wedding Bell Blues: Filmmakers document marriage battle – Bay Area Reporter
- Condoms still banned for birth control: Vatican – Reuters Canada
- White House Working to Dismantle Conscience Rights on Abortion – The New American
- Continuing Resolution Sets Up Battle on DC Abortion Funding – LifeNews.com
- Census Numbers Make Obama 2012 Re-Election Tougher – LifeNews.com
- Chart of the day: The working poor – Reuters Blogs (blog)
- Teen birth rate hits record low – Washington Post
- Gender-based Violence Grows in Costa Rica – Inside Costa Rica
- US FDA Approves Second Bayer Oral Contraceptive That Also Raises Folate Levels – HealthNewsDigest.com
- DADT win but no truce in culture war – Politico (blog)