Powell M G, Deber R B
Can Med Assoc J. 1982 Sep 15;127(6):493-5.
The issue of pregnancy among adolescent women has received considerable attention from the media. Contrary to common belief, both the numbers and the rates of such pregnancies, even when data on abortion are included, have been declining. Patterns of contraception may account for some of the decrease; however, more study is required. In the past, unmarried teenagers who became pregnant either got married or put the baby up for adoption. Now they can either have an abortion or keep the baby. Solutions to the problems of pregnancy among teenagers must therefore be addressed to these altered social consequences rather than to misleading comments about "epidemics", with their suggestion of increased rates of pregnancy.
少女怀孕问题已受到媒体的广泛关注。与普遍看法相反，即便将堕胎数据纳入考量，此类怀孕的数量和比率一直在下降。避孕方式的变化或许能解释部分下降原因；然而，仍需开展更多研究。过去，未婚怀孕的青少年要么结婚，要么将孩子送去领养。如今，她们可以选择堕胎或留下孩子。因此，解决青少年怀孕问题的方案必须针对这些已然改变的社会后果，而非针对有关“流行趋势”的误导性言论，因为这类言论暗示怀孕比率在上升。
