And here I thought abstinence-only sex education was supposed to work:
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/01/politics/horserace/entry4404184.shtml Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has announced that her 17-year-old daughter is five months pregnan. The announcement is “intended to knock down rumors by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child,” says the Reuters news service, which carried the first report.
In a statement, the Palin family says that Bristol Palin is “about five months pregnant” and that she intends to marry the father. “We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us," the Palins said in the statement. "Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support.”
Plans to marry the father, eh? One wonders if that was her intent, or if mommy is making her do that as to not sacrifice any political capital.