Teen Pregnancy in Mississippi: A History and Analysis of Recent Legislative and Governmental Attempts to Address Different Aspects of this Issue in Mississippi.

Background Mississippi has one of the highest teen pregnancy and birth rates in the nation. From 1991 to 2014 the birthrate to Mississippi teens decreased by 55 percent, which ranks number 35 in the rate of decline (versus 61% nationally). However, in 2014 Mississippi's teen birth rate still kept it at number 48 out of 50 states.