And a citywide relationship abuse prevention program lays out
the consequences of teen pregnancy and how to avoid peer
pressure and coercion. Since 2011, the city has mandated
comprehensive sex education in public schools. The city's
pregnancy rate for females has dropped by 27 percent over the
past decade, but it is still higher than the national average,
according to the mayor's office, which launched the campaign on
Monday. "Daughters of teen parents are more likely to become
teen mothers themselves, while sons are more likely to go to
prison," it said in a statement. "On the other hand, parents who
finish high school, find full- time work and get married before
having children have a 98 percent chance of not living in
poverty." Planned Parenthood said that it supports the
initiatives and recognizes the importance of awareness and
education, but added that the rate of teen pregnancies is
affected by economic and societal factors such as poverty,
violence, limited access to health care, as well as gender, r