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We could do a betterjob of teaching the consequences... but really you are correct if what you mean is that government can do nothing more.

It is a cultural and social problem.

Part of it is indicative in your only blaming the girls.  Boys are just as responsible and our culture makes a game of boys looking for meaningless sex... By default this makes girls socially expected to get involved.  Our society encourages sex but stigmatizes the consequences.  This is a schitzophrenic society... Any doubt such a social manifestation would result in confusion and chaos?

Instead of blaming the kids, perhaps we should look at the parents of the kids and the other adults that are involved in their lives.

Note Asian kids don't seem to have a premarital sex problem... but strangely Catholics and evangelicals do.

Of course once we bring up the government solution (illegalize abortion), we will continue to sweep the social problems under the mat.  We will continue creating a society that encourages irresponsible pleasure but discourages people from taking responsibility for the consequences... or seeking guidance when a consequence occurs.

Illegalization will only increase that latter part by pushing everything underground.