Amy Friedrich-Karnik

The Trump administration is shifting federal teen pregnancy prevention funding toward programs emphasizing fertility awareness, anatomy, and abstinence, moving away from evidence-based methods. Critics argue this approach may increase teen pregnancy rates, as abstinence-only programs have historically shown higher rates of teen births.

The Trump administration is shifting federal teen pregnancy prevention funding toward programs emphasizing abstinence, marriage, and fertility awareness methods. Critics argue this approach prioritizes pregnancy planning over prevention and diverges from evidence-based strategies that reduced teen birth rates by 72% over 16 years.