Editing Teenage pregnancy (section)

==== United States ====
[[File:CDC Teenager Sex Stats 2015.png|thumb|upright=1.5|US statistics in April 2015]]
In the US, one policy initiative that has been used to increase rates of contraceptive use is [[Title X]]. Title X of the [[Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970]] ({{USPL|91|572}}) provides family planning services for those who do not qualify for [[Medicaid]] by distributing "funding to a network of public, private, and nonprofit entities [to provide] services on a sliding scale based on income."<ref>{{cite web|last=The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy|title=Policy Brief: Title X Plays a Critical Role in Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy|url=http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/Briefly_PolicyBrief_TitleX.pdf|access-date=15 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807191610/http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/Briefly_PolicyBrief_TitleX.pdf|archive-date=7 August 2011}}</ref> Studies indicate that, internationally, success in reducing teen pregnancy rates is directly correlated with the kind of access that Title X provides: "What appears crucial to success is that adolescents know where they can go to obtain information and services, can get there easily and are assured of receiving confidential, nonjudgmental care, and that these services and contraceptive supplies are free or cost very little."<ref name="DJE" /> In addressing high rates of unplanned teen pregnancies, scholars agree that the problem must be confronted from both the biological and cultural contexts.

In September 2010, the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|US Department of Health and Human Services]] approved $155 million in new funding for comprehensive sex education programs designed to prevent teenage pregnancy. The money is being awarded "to states, non-profit organizations, school districts, universities and others. These grants will support the replication of teen pregnancy prevention programs that have been shown to be effective through rigorous research as well as the testing of new, innovative approaches to combating teen pregnancy."<ref>{{cite web|last=U.S. Department of Health & Human Services|title=HHS Awards Evidence-based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grants|url=https://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/09/20100930a.html|access-date=15 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110070257/http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/09/20100930a.html|archive-date=10 January 2011}}</ref> Of the total of $150 million, $55 million is funded by [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Affordable Care Act]] through the Personal Responsibility Education Program, which requires states receiving funding to incorporate lessons about both abstinence and contraception.