>>>>The problem though, is that those stats say nothing in relation to a correlation between teen pregnancies and states with or without abstinence-only laws. It may be nothing more than that since sex education has become more freely available, the pregnancy rate overall has decreased.
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>>Agreed- it may be all sorts of things and there are no prizes for selecting one explanation and insisting on it.
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>Unless you are a politician! :)
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>How about this for a theory? American teenage males are becoming increasingly impotent?
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>Another possible reason is that many teenagers in this country question his/her sexuality. They may ask themselves, "I was born a boy but am I a girl"? Or if born a girl, "am I a boy"? As if life is not difficult enough! Just watch some of our television programs and read a few books or newspaper articles on the subject. On second thought, don't! :)
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>So there may be a good deal of sexual identity crisis we are dealing with. My college professors in psychiatry and sociology did not prepare us for today’s world! But that was 40 years ago.

I think the explanation is much simpler. Not all sexual activity results in pregnancy and non-vaginal sex has been rising for the better part of a decade, especially amongst teens.