If you own a TV and have turned it on at some point in the last several weeks, chances are good that you've seen something about teen pregnancy. Maybe it was on the news -- last week we learned that the nation's teen pregnancy rate climbed 3%, a reverse in the steep decline we've seen over the past 15 years. Or maybe you were one of the 23 million people who caught "The Pregnancy Pact," Lifetime's fictionalized account of the alleged teen pregnancy pact among high schoolers in Gloucester, MA, in 2008. Perhaps it was "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," ABC Family's hit series about young Amy Juergens and her complicated life as a teen mom. You've probably caught at least one episode of MTV's compelling "Teen Mom" series lately -- millions of viewers have been tuning in and buzzing about it. If you missed all of those, then you still may have seen Bristol Palin interviewed with her mom by Oprah Winfrey. 

As the nation's most famous teen mother, Bristol Palin told Oprah that she is personally committed to abstaining from sex until marriage. Oprah pushed her a bit on whether she was really going to be able to do that, and Bristol stood her ground. As the teen ambassador for the Candie's Foundation, Bristol has been sharing her views with teens about abstinence and about her first-hand experiences as a teen mom. Her appearance in May 2009, along with National Campaign CEO Sarah Brown, at a Candie's Foundation Town Hall meeting sparked a national conversation about teen pregnancy. News coverage of the event -- and hence teen pregnancy -- reached tens of millions of people. The Candie's Foundation has been drawing attention to preventing teen pregnancy since 2001, when Neil Cole decided to put his media savvy and celebrity contacts to work for a cause he cares about.

Whether you love what you're seeing or totally disagree with it, one thing is certain: all this media attention to teen pregnancy and parenthood is making people talk. What do you think about what you've been watching? Have you had family conversations about teen pregnancy and how to prevent it? Let us know.