USA Today ran an article this week with statistics revealing that teen pregnancies are on the rise in 26 states. A portion of the article reads as follows:

"To see 26 states with statistically significant increases is fairly remarkable," says Paul Sutton, a demographer with the National Center for Health Statistics, which released the data Wednesday. "We're seeing increases in both the number of teens having births and also the rate at which they are having births. Both of them are going up."

This is certainly a devastating trend for those of us who try to impart the value of abstinence outside of marriage. So what do we think is causing this rising trend? We'd love to hear your thoughts.