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Which State Leads the Nation in Teens Who Give Birth Multiple Times?

Texas Leads Nation in Teens who give Birth Multiple Times

About 6 percent of all women who give birth in Texas are teenagers, statistics reveal. And of those teen mothers, more than one in six already have children at home.

Those startling figures, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, make Texas the number one state for "repeat teen births," according to the Texas Tribune. What's more is the Lone Star State has consistently ranked well above the national average while teen births in other states continue to drop.

The impact of Texas' repeated teen births can be felt by school administrators, who find themselves struggling to convince young mothers to complete their education. "They tell me, ‘I can’t make it to school tomorrow because I have to work,'" says Lincoln Park High School Principal Cynthia Cardenas, whose school has five students with three children each. "I’m like, ‘Wait a minute. You have to prioritize your education.' We need to be proactive instead of reactive. The parents will not talk to their students about safe sex. It’s just not an open conversation here. These girls need to be educated."

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