Pregnancy

• You can get pregnant the first time you have sex.
• There are nearly 1 million teenage pregnancies in the United States each year.
• In 1960, only 7% of children were born outside wedlock, but today that number is 33%.
• Only 32% of teen moms graduate high school.
• Only 1.5% teen moms graduate college before the age of 30.
• There are laws that require men to be financially responsible for their child for 18 years (varies from state to state).
• Some states can garnish wages to cover child support expenses.
• Only 3% of teen moms choose to place their child in an adoption arrangement.
• It costs more than $200,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18.
• Most teen moms are unmarried five years after having a child.
• Condoms only offer 85-89% protection against pregnancy.
• The thin latex of condoms is not as protective as thicker latex of doctor’s gloves.
• Condoms produced outside the United States may not be subjected to the same testing, shipment and safety requirements as condoms produced in the United States.