Thursday, March 11, 2010

Pregnancy Pact

It was like the MTV series hitting home in a Boston suburb.

In the summer of 2008, Gloucester Massachusetts drew international media attention after a report that a spike in the teen pregnancy rate was the result of a “pact” among teenagers at Gloucester High School who wanted to raise their babies together.

The report of the pact was later rejected, but nearly two years after, “pact” remains a four-letter word in the fishing village.

A new documentary tries to answer the question: What really happened in Gloucester that summer? The film’s producer, Kristen Grieco, spoke about “The Gloucester 18.”
Audio: WBUR FM, Boston 3/4/10, Reporter: Bob Oakes.

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