Discusses the problem of adolescent pregnancy and focuses on improving contraception as a practical solution. Describes the advantages and disadvantages of existing methods (the condom, the pill, and the contraceptive sponge). Predicts that the development of a fundamentally new contraceptive, such as a monthly menses-inducer pill, will not occur…

Reviews literature related to the possibility of increasing the effectiveness of contraceptives, particularly for the less-developed countries, and concludes that over the short and medium terms, the availability of induced abortion, be it surgical or chemical, is likely to be the most crucial component of any major effort to reduce birth rates"…