Seems to me there should be fears regarding teen pregnancy rate right around the world. Issues such as self esteem need to be dealt with. I'm all for having kids, but I think it should be a choice, and if you're still a kid yourself - you definitely need to get educated about making that choice.
Here's an interesting article relating to the rate in Inverclyde:
Article source: http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/article.php?sec=1&id=16676"
Fears over teen pregnancy rate
"THE rate of teenage pregnancy in Inverclyde is higher than the Scottish average.
Latest figures covering the period to 2005 reveal an overall drop in the rate of teenage pregnancies in the area, from 66.6 per 1,000 15 to 19-year-olds in 1994, to 58.5 per 1,000 in 2005. But the figure is still above the Scottish average of 56.7 per 1,000.
The lowest number of teenage pregnancies occurred in Inverclyde in 2003, when 52.3 out of every 1,000 15 to 19-year-olds were pregnant, less than the Scottish average of 54.4.
Inverclyde MSP Duncan McNeil described the figures as "disappointing".
He told the Tele: "In Scotland there is an increase overall, and a slight dip in Inverclyde. We must redouble our efforts to give teenagers a greater expection in life and tackle the issue of low self-esteem arising from that."
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