This is a story that was found online about 17 girls from high school in Gloucester Massachusetts. These 17 girls made a pact to become pregnant and raise the babies all at the same time together. It said that this was not one of the first stories that made international headlines. The Perfect Storm was one before. Now they are questioning who was responsible for so many pregnancies. It was said that some people blamed the depressed economy and the demise of its once-thriving fishing industry, some blamed the so-called broken families and directionless youth. It was said that it was Gloucester High brought this problem on itself by providing easy access on-campus day care for the babies of student mothers. Hollywood was said to have some responsibility, the movie Juno was blamed for having an unwed teen mother, and the obsession with teen celebs having babies as accessories. A reproductive specialist noted that the pregnancy trend at Gloucester high began before Juno hit the theaters. Gloucester's mayor said the rate of pregnancies was a statistical "blip" and rued the lack of health education funding. The school superintendent said that he never heard the students use the term pact, and only by the media. After awhile one of the girls was on national television. She was a 17 year old Lindsey Oliver denied that there was a pact. "There was a group of girls already pregnant that decided they were going to help each other to finish school and raise their kids together." "I think that it was a coincidence." she said.
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