N.Y.C . expands policy to dispense birth control in high schools with morning - after pill . Neither New York City 's school authorities , nor Mayor Michael Bloomberg , finds those options desirable ; both are quite rightly supporting the expansion . Laura ##nt : The U.S. has the highest teen pregnancy rate of comparable Western countries . Laura : No evidence that encourages teens to start having babies earlier . Stepp : Birth control lowers teen pregnancy rate , which means fewer abortions .
N.Y.C . expands policy to dispense birth control in high schools with morning - after pill . Laura ##nt : The U.S. has the highest teen pregnancy rate of comparable Western countries . Laura : No evidence that encourages teens to start having babies earlier . Stepp : Birth control lowers teen pregnancy rate , which means fewer abortions .