teen pregnancy /tags/teen-pregnancy teen pregnancy en-US Copyright Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT Texas lawmakers push bills to address maternal mortality in 2023 /health-wellness/2023-01-09/maternal-mortality-texas-legislature-2023 After little movement in the 2021 legislative session, politicians and policy advocates hope there’s more traction on maternal and postpartum health bills this legislative session. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-01-09/maternal-mortality-texas-legislature-2023 Elena Rivera For teens in Deep East Texas, accessing sex education and contraception is next to impossible /health-wellness/2023-01-04/for-teens-in-deep-east-texas-accessing-sex-education-and-contraception-is-next-to-impossible In conservative Sabine County, it’s hard for teens to access contraception or sex education beyond lessons on abstinence. The Deep East Texas region has one of the highest teen birth rates in the state. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:48:08 GMT /health-wellness/2023-01-04/for-teens-in-deep-east-texas-accessing-sex-education-and-contraception-is-next-to-impossible Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune , Sneha Dey | The Texas Tribune After the abortion ban, this North Texas student says sex ed is even more important /health-wellness/2022-10-27/texas-sex-education-update-abortion-ban-roe-v-wade Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer, it’s put a spotlight on pregnancy prevention efforts, like sex education. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-10-27/texas-sex-education-update-abortion-ban-roe-v-wade Elena Rivera Texas isn’t ready to support more parents and kids in a post-Roe world, advocates warn /texas-news/2022-05-10/texas-isnt-ready-to-support-more-parents-and-kids-in-a-post-roe-world-advocates-warn More than a quarter of women of childbearing age are uninsured in Texas, the highest rate in the nation, and the state has chosen to cap Medicaid benefits for new moms earlier than other states. Tue, 10 May 2022 15:03:48 GMT /texas-news/2022-05-10/texas-isnt-ready-to-support-more-parents-and-kids-in-a-post-roe-world-advocates-warn Eleanor Klibanoff | The Texas Tribune Teens who want abortions without a parent’s consent need a court’s OK. That’s almost impossible. /health-wellness/2022-03-04/teens-who-want-abortions-without-a-parents-consent-need-a-courts-ok-thats-almost-impossible Once a minor discovers they're pregnant and goes through the process of seeking a judge's permission, it may be too late to get an abortion in Texas. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-03-04/teens-who-want-abortions-without-a-parents-consent-need-a-courts-ok-thats-almost-impossible Ashley Lopez Texas teens and educators say new sex education curriculum is 'two steps forward, one step back' /education/2022-02-11/texas-teens-and-educators-say-new-sex-education-curriculum-is-two-steps-forward-one-step-back Sex educators in North Texas worry the new sex education standards in Texas schools are not doing enough to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:10:03 GMT /education/2022-02-11/texas-teens-and-educators-say-new-sex-education-curriculum-is-two-steps-forward-one-step-back Elena Rivera, Keren I. Carrión Teen Pregnancy Prevention Group Reaches Young People And Their Parents Through An App /health-science-tech/2021-01-06/teen-pregnancy-prevention-group-reaches-young-people-and-their-parents-through-an-app The North Texas Alliance to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy in Teens has partnered with the app OkaySo to answer questions about sex from teens and parents. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:00:58 GMT /health-science-tech/2021-01-06/teen-pregnancy-prevention-group-reaches-young-people-and-their-parents-through-an-app Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom Dallas Organization Goes Virtual During Pandemic To Address City's Teen Pregnancy Crisis /news/2020-08-04/dallas-organization-goes-virtual-during-pandemic-to-address-citys-teen-pregnancy-crisis The North Texas Alliance to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy in Teens was awarded more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.… Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:23:51 GMT /news/2020-08-04/dallas-organization-goes-virtual-during-pandemic-to-address-citys-teen-pregnancy-crisis Alejandra Martinez Dallas Partners With Nonprofit To Reduce Teen Pregnancies /health-science-tech/2019-02-28/dallas-partners-with-nonprofit-to-reduce-teen-pregnancies The city of Dallas has joined forces with nonprofit North Texas Alliance to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy in Teens — or Ntarupt — to try to cut down on its… Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:56:41 GMT /health-science-tech/2019-02-28/dallas-partners-with-nonprofit-to-reduce-teen-pregnancies Syeda Hasan Pregnant At 15, She Finished High School Early For Her Son — And 'A Different Story To Tell' /texas-news/2018-08-14/pregnant-at-15-she-finished-high-school-early-for-her-son-and-a-different-story-to-tell Schnthia Herod has always had big, bright eyes and even bigger plans for herself. When we first met her in 2013, the 11-year-old was proud to have… Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:58:13 GMT /texas-news/2018-08-14/pregnant-at-15-she-finished-high-school-early-for-her-son-and-a-different-story-to-tell Courtney Collins