Join host Julia Cartwright as she uncovers America's stunning 78% drop in teen birth rates—one of modern history's biggest public health victories. From reality TV's impact to breakthrough contraception science, Julia reveals the surprising heroes behind this transformation and whether progress is at risk.

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Julia Cartwright examines how 30 years of progress reducing teen pregnancy by 78% is now threatened by cuts to sex education, mental health crises, and slashed funding for prevention programs—while advocates like Cicely Wilson refuse to give up the fight for vulnerable teenagers.

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Join host Julia Cartwright as she unpacks how America achieved a stunning 78% drop in teen births since 1991—and why the answer wasn't abstinence. Through research-backed analysis, Julia reveals how contraceptive access, brave AIDS-era advocates, and cultural shifts created this unlikely public health triumph.

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Host Julia Cartwright explores how MTV's "16 and Pregnant" became an unexpected public health triumph. When the show premiered in 2009, economists Melissa Kearney and Phillip Levine discovered it drove a 5.7% reduction in teen births—accounting for one-third of the total decline during that period. Through emotional storytelling rather than lectures, the series motivated teenagers to research contraception, proving that raw honesty outperforms traditional prevention programs.

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