The Cost of Starring in a Morality Play, or the Amber Portwood Story
By Jessica Grose
Studies show that MTV's Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant have a positive impact on viewers. The same can't necessarily be said for the shows' participants.
- June 15 2011
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Study: Watching "16 and Pregnant" Makes Americans More Likely To Support Abortion
By Jessica Grose
Anyone who dismisses the MTV shows about teen pregnancy as useless glamorization of adolescent moms should think again after reading this new study.
- June 9 2011
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Another 16 and Pregnant Star Fails To Beat the Odds
By Torie Bosch
A 16 and Pregnant star is pregnant again. That's fine, if that's what she and her husband want, but maybe MTV should change its promise about these girls "beating the odds."
- May 24 2011
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MTV's Abortion Special "No Easy Decision" Will Be Watched Online for Years to Come
By Jessica Grose
Even though the network buried it, it's a great web resource.
- December 29 2010
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The Media Don't Glamorize Teen Pregnancy—They Glamorize Bristol Palin
By Jessica Grose
Very few adolescents are dumb enough to get pregnant on the off-chance that they will end up on television.
- October 5 2010
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Privacy Now a Fantasy for Star of "Teen Mom"
By Jessica Grose
Farrah Abraham's domestic violence 911 call is posted on TMZ.
- March 9 2010
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Does "16 and Pregnant" Deter Viewers from Becoming Teen Moms?
By Jessica Grose
- July 23 2009
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