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It's an issue here to.
Although I have to disagree with you guys saying it has to do with " not caring".

I think pregnancy among teens is more often in UK and US than Japan because it's not shunned so much.
Think about it, which would you guys rather do? get pregnant and get a few dollars from the government and not get pregnant, go to school, get a real job and be able to have a comfortable amount of money to get whatever you want for yourself?
These girls are not getting pregnant because they want a few dollars in their pockets.
The responsibility and hard work of protecting and caring for an innocent life is not worth any amount of money.

@Misa your friend sounds lazy but don't let her be your whole opinion of what happens to girls when they get pregnant young. I have an array of close friends who have children now and they still remained in school even after the birth, most of them are even in college now. Moral of the rant, most teen pregnancies don't end in the girl ruining her life.