Well, I have read that entertainment sex is often unprotected sex. That is, sex portrayed in mass culture often is sex without risk, no disease and no pregnancy. I do think that in some ways, teens follow the example that unprotected sex is okay. This can only be countered by strong and effective preventative measures like condoms and birth control.
EDIT: Looking at that graph, I notice that Ireland has a fairly low teenage birth rate. Now Ireland still criminalized abortion, so abortion isn't a necessary factor to safe sex. I am guessing that Irish teenagers have gotten over their Catholic guilt and are now using condoms in greater numbers.
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