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applegrove

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Fri Apr 10, 2026, 05:00 PM Friday

Fixing teen pregnancy was in part a clampdown on statutory rape. But Fox News whines. [View all]

Contrary to public perception a huge % of pregnant teenagers in the 1990s were impregnated by adult men. The younger they were, the larger the average age gap between mother and father was. Fixing teen pregnancy was in part a clampdown on statutory rape. That's what conservatives want to reverse.

mtsw (@mtsw.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T19:01:05.580Z
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