There may be even more members of the "pregnancy pact," because administrators at a local clinic are reporting that an unusual number of teens are coming in for pregnancy tests and then expressing disappointed if the results are negative.
Half of the pregnant girls are under age 16, and some of their sexual partners may have been in their 20s, according to the New York Times.
Gloucester is a small town of 30,000. Mayor Caroline Kirk said that the town's economy is bad because of a decline in the fishing industry, and many families are suffering.
"It's the social environment," she said. "These girls think a baby can give them love or status or fill an empty space in their life, and they are very very young."
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