South Africa teens often become moms

Monday, July 23, 2012 - 02:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Tens of thousands drop out of the education system annually because of pregnancy. One was studying law when 'one stupid night' changed her life.MAVELA, South Africa — Her grandmother was an alcoholic and her mother was a prostitute, strangled by a client. The child of another of her mother's customers, Nicolene Marx grew up in a poor Durban neighborhood with scant hope of escaping.

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