Introduction
In 2019, Pew Research found that the teen birth rate of that year was the lowest it had ever been since the government began collecting the relevant data. But although teen pregnancy rates have precipitously dropped since the turn of the twenty-first century, the United States still has higher teen pregnancy rates than the rest of the developed world.
Teen pregnancy can cause significant repercussions on health, the economy, and society at large. In teenagers, pregnancies are more likely to lead to miscarriage, illness, stillbirth, and even death. Teen pregnancy is also associated with increased social and financial costs through the short- and long-term effects on teenage parents and their children.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services provides a list of teen pregnancy programs to provide informational assistance to teenagers and adults alike. While most, if not all, agree that better health services should be provided to teenagers in regard to pregnancy, there is a crossover between parental, religious, and state rights that conflict and make the topic controversial.
Learn for yourself how teen pregnancy rates compare by state by browsing the data in the charts.
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