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Massachusetts has consistently had lower teen pregnancy and birth rates than the overall United States rate.

Brith Rates Among Women chart

Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health. (2007, January). Massachusetts Births 2005. Boston: Author.

Despite having low teen pregnancy and birth rates relative to most other states, the abortion rate in Massachusetts is higher than the national rate.

2000 Pregnancy, Abortion, Birth Rates Among Women Ages 15 to 19, Mass vs United States chart

Source: The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (2004). U.S. teenage pregnancy statistics: Overall trends, trends by race and ethnicity and state-by-state information. New York: Author.

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