Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Teen Pregnancy on the Decline

Less than half of teens report having sex, according to a new study out today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Add that to recent studies that show that teen pregnancy is on the decline, and it looks like we’ve got a trend! Until you drill down a bit into the numbers.

By Madeleine Brand • Jul 22, 2015 • 1 min read

Less than half of teens report having sex, according to a new study out today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Add that to recent studies that show that teen pregnancy is on the decline, and it looks like we’ve got a trend! Until you drill down a bit into the numbers. For instance, here in L.A., there are more teen pregnancies among poor girls and Latina and black girls.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Julie Cederbaum
Professor at the USC School of Social Work.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Teen Pregnancy on the Decline

Less than half of teens report having sex, according to a new study out today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Add that to recent studies that show that teen pregnancy is on the decline, and it looks like we’ve got a trend! Until you drill down a bit into the numbers.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Teen Pregnancy on the Decline

Less than half of teens report having sex, according to a new study out today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Add that to recent studies that show that teen pregnancy is on the decline, and it looks like we’ve got a trend! Until you drill down a bit into the numbers.

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