WHOSE TO BLAME FOR THE RECENT RISE IN TEENAGE PREGNANCY

The U.S. teen pregnancy rate rose in 2006 for the first time in more than a decade, reversing a long slide, a U.S. think tank reported on Tuesday. The overall teen pregnancy rate was up 3 percent in 2006, with a 4 percent rise in the rate of births and a 1 percent rise in the rate of abortions, according to the report by the Guttmacher Institute. The United States has higher rates of teen pregnancy, birth and abortion than in other Western industrialized countries. So whose to blame for this recent uptick in teenage pregnancy. Join us on Savvy Talk Radio as we discuss this controversial topic as weel as other hot topics that took place in the news this past week. If you would like to join in on the discussion please feel free to call 718-664-6383 or join us in the live chatroom at www.blogtalkradio.com/thesavvysista. Remember if you want to the latest in hot topics in the news be sure to check out The Savvy Sista blog at www.the-savvy-sista.com.