How MTV's '16 and Pregnant' led to declining teen birth rates

Since they premiered, MTV reality shows "16 and Pregnant" and "Teen Mom" have raised whoa-so-many eyebrows. A very vocal contingent of dismayed adults feared the shows glamorized teen pregnancy. That the young moms on the show often graced the covers of magazines such as Us Weekly only further proved that point: teenagers watching the show, the thinking went, would be jealous of the teen moms' lives and celebrity. Bring on the pregnancy pacts! Unprotected sex for everyone, everywhere!