And while the idea might seem extreme, the clinic in Cortland County does see teens who say they want to be mothers.

"Obviously the biggest service is contraception, but we do have teens come in for pregnancy tests, and some of them do want a pregnancy," said Carol Keegan, the Clinic Coordinator.

In 1990 Cortland County had 152 teen pregnancies. The county began educational programs, and by 2006 that number dropped to 75.

"We like to think that the programs and the educational awareness that we're doing is helping to reduce that," said Heather Roche, who runs the county's Zero Adolescent Pregnancy program.

Mary Dykeman teaches sex education in county schools. She says information could have helped the Massachusetts teens.

"I wish someone had gotten the message to them, here's some things to think about. If you're gonna have a baby you want to be the best mom you can be. And if you're gonna be the best mom you can be, you want to have these things in place and in order," said Dykeman.

Cortland County fights teen pregnancy

Seventeen teens at one Massachusetts high school are pregnant after several of them made a pact to have babies and raise them together. Now parents and educators across the nation worry this could happen elsewhere. Our Katie Morse spoke with Cortland County educators about their programs to prevent teen pregnancy.

"You're creating a bond and building foundation. So that when the questions get harder when they're teenagers, they're gonna come to you because they know you are open to them asking you questions," said Dykeman.

The county also stresses peer education, and arms students with correct information so they can inform their friends.