In 1991, the adolescent birth rate hit an all time high with a ratio 61.8:1000 females aging from 15-19, with non-white teens bringing in the high numbers.( Martin, 2015) With the birth rate skyrocketing this also leads to more issues like overpopulating, STD rates, more neglect cases, ect. Why is teen pregnancy more common now than ever before, is it just a “popular” thing to be 16 and pregnant? Texas a place that houses 27.86 million people, also houses one of the highest teen pregnancy and the highest STD rates. Even with the recent decrease with teen pregnancy back in 2012, Texas was still the state with the lowest decline in numbers compared to states with leading numbers with only dropping 16% compared to California who dropped
