Lawyer Addresses PHS Students About Costs of Teen Pregnancy
Over 40 percent of babies born in the United States each year are born to unwed mothers, and although data reported by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, reports that Utah has the 8th lowest teen pregnancy rate in the nation, these statistics do not mean Utahans can afford to ignore the growing teen pregnancy problem in the youth population.
On Tuesday Oct. 19 Payson High School’s Latinos in Action group brought in Utah County Attorney Scott Card to address Payson teens about “The Legal Consequences of Teen Pregnancy.”