Nicholas Kristof takes a closer look at the US’s teenage birthrate and how it is ultimately the product of national and political irresponsibility:
“Here’s a story of utter irresponsibility: About one-third of American girls become pregnant as teenagers.
“But it’s not just a story of heedless girls and boys who don’t take precautions. This is also a tale of national irresponsibility and political irresponsibility — of us as a country failing our kids by refusing to invest in comprehensive sex education and birth control because we, too, don’t plan ahead…”