Shaming Teen Pregnancy

Public service announcements that claim to be about "preventing teen pregnancy" are more frequently about shaming and stigmatizing young parents. This is not a way to encourage young people to take control of their reproductive lives, and it's certainly not a way to support young families.

Beyond that, once we control for social factors such as socioeconomic class, most of the adverse outcomes claimed in these ads disappear. Not only are these ads shaming, then, they're misinforming.

Want a different narrative around young parenthood? Check out thepushback.org.

Created by @gesisson. Let me know via Twitter if you know of an example that should be added.
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  • Why not both?

    Why not both?

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  • Here, young fathers take the brunt of the shaming.

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  • Text: “I want to be out with my friends. Instead, I’m changing DIRTY diapers at home.”

    Text: “I want to be out with my friends. Instead, I’m changing DIRTY diapers at home.”

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  • Text: “Now that I’m home with a baby, NOBODY calls me anymore.”

    Text: “Now that I’m home with a baby, NOBODY calls me anymore.”

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  • Text: “I had sex so my boyfriend wouldn’t REJECT me. Now, I have a baby. And no boyfriends.”

    Text: “I had sex so my boyfriend wouldn’t REJECT me. Now, I have a baby. And no boyfriends.”

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