Teen Pregnancy
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Statistics
The US has the highest rate of teen pregnancy, despite the declining rate.
820,000, or 34%, of women become pregnant before the age of 20.
80% of these are unintended.
25% of teen mothers have a second child within two years of their first pregnancy.
It costs $7 billion each year to raise a child.
The sons of teenage mothers have 13% greater chance of ending up in prison.
The daughters of teenage mothers are 22% more likely to become teen mothers