Study: Many Black teens want to have babies
/Nearly fourth of girls in research project want to get pregnant
A new study found it's no accident that many black teenagers are getting pregnant in the inner city. Nearly one-quarter of the 14- to 18-year-old black girls who participated in a research project in Birmingham said they wanted to have a baby, and their desire had little to do with having a boyfriend. Instead, the study found, many girls paired up with men far older than themselves or had casual sex with younger men hoping to get pregnant. [more]
A new study found it's no accident that many black teenagers are getting pregnant in the inner city. Nearly one-quarter of the 14- to 18-year-old black girls who participated in a research project in Birmingham said they wanted to have a baby, and their desire had little to do with having a boyfriend. Instead, the study found, many girls paired up with men far older than themselves or had casual sex with younger men hoping to get pregnant. [more]
