In May 1997, with a fanfare of support from the White House and Capitol Hill, a coalition of liberals and conservatives called the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy launched a . . . crusade. Its goals: To increase awareness of the devastating problems faced by adolescent mothers and to cut the teen pregnancy rate one-third by the year 2005.
Americans, the group declared, “see teen pregnancy as a powerful marker of a society gone astray—a clear and compelling example of how our families, communities and common culture are under siege.” Experts warned of the link...
Source: Teenage Pregnancy, ©2002-10 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
(The entire page is 2029 words.)
Want to read the whole thing?
Subscribe now to read the rest of this article. Plus, get access to:
- 30,000+ literature study guides
- Critical essays on more than 30,000 works of literature from Salem on Literature (exclusive to eNotes)
- An unparalleled literary criticism section. 40,000 full-length or excerpted essays.
- Content from leading academic publishers, all easily citable with our "Cite this page" button.
- 100% satisfaction guarantee READ MORE
