Teen pregnancy epidemic – not

Finally, some sensible reporting on a numerical issue. Summary: UK rates of teen pregnancy have fallen in real terms since 1998 (caveat: you can normally chose past dates to help these kind of figures – you need to see the historical data in full to really understand). So no massive rise in teen pregnancies. But, as the article notes, the UK’s rate is still high compared to Europe. Now we can make sensible policy.