According to a University of Houston report, the increase reverses a 15-year trend. And unwanted pregnancies will rise, researchers predict.

A 15-year decline in Texas teen birth rates slid to a stop—and converted into a modest increase in 2022, the year after the state Legislature implemented what was the nation’s strongest ban on abortion, according to new report from the University of Houston’s Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality.

  • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
    25•5 months ago

    Mary was 12-14 years old according to some sources

    There is absolutely zero actual archeological evidence of Mary existing, much less records that might match her age at the time of her son’s birth.

    She could have been 14 or 40 (or an entirely fictitious amalgamation of folk legends).

    These “estimates” inevitable come from cranks whose guesstimates are plus or minus a decade and freaks who want to justify their desire to knock up teenagers.

    • AutistoMephisto
      1•4 months ago

      I find it hard to believe there’s no evidence, I mean, the Romans ruled half the world and were meticulous and methodical in their record keeping. I find it difficult to imagine they have no historical records of Iesus Nazaretum.