Did you know that in 1950, teen pregnancy rates were higher than today? During statistical research, this information was found in my sociology book. In the 1950s abortion was illegal and therefore unplanned pregnancies led to marriage. My grandmother had her first child at fifteen. I couldn't imagine being fifteen and raising a child. Teenage pregnancies have plummeted to historic lows, but about eighty percent of these women are unmarried. This is what being a teen mom means and now it turns her into a single teen mom. We don't hear about lasting "love" relationships among many teenagers. Teenagers are very immature and are in a