California Watch

California has seen a sharp decline in the number of teen pregnancies in the state, from about 70 percent of women between 15- and 19-years-old in 1991 to less than 36 percent in 2008. Meanwhile, the number of teen pregnancies in the rest of the nation has declined somewhat, but has remained steady in the last few years.

Unlike many states, California has several approaches to curb teen pregnancy, including counseling, contraceptives, abstinence only-programs and state-funded abortions for unwanted pregnancies.

Source: California Department of Public Health. County specific information is available here.