"More than 70 percent of teen moms are single at the time they give birth and are six times more likely to come from a low income background. Only 38 percent of pregnant teens will get their high school degree by the time they are 22. And when they are 30 years old, they will only have 57 percent of the earning power of those women who waited."
"Most Texas schools teach abstinence only programs where there is no mention of contraception."
Statistics:
- 37.8 births per 1,000 girls in Texas (2014)
- 24.2 births per 1,000 girls in USA(2014)
- $1.1 billion spent on teen childbearing (2010)
- -8% change in birth rates from 2013
- -52% change in birth rate from peak year 1991
- 249,078 babies born to age 15-19 last year
The USA's teen birth rate is higher than any other developed country in the world.
Sources:
https://sph.uth.edu/tprc/texas-teen-birth-rate-maps-2/
http://kxan.com/2015/05/06/ut-study-finds-texas-teen-pregnancies-lag-behind-u-s-improvement/
https://thenationalcampaign.org/data/state/texas
http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-health-topics/reproductive-health/teen-pregnancy/trends.html
