CNN -- The announced pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears -- the year-old children's television star and younger sister of beleaguered pop star Britney Spears -- is casting new light on how states deal with the thorny issue of consensual sex among teens. Spears, the star of Nickelodeon's "Zoey ," told OK! Magazine that she's pregnant and that the father is her year-old boyfriend. There has been no public talk of criminal prosecution in the case.
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What do you know, year-old Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy is already being framed in terms of good girl vs. As in, everyone thought she was a good girl -- "TV's Perfect Girl," as a New York Times headline puts it -- but now, with news of her pregnancy, it's clear we were wrong; she fooled us, just like her older sis Britney did, transforming overnight, it seems, from a schoolgirl in uniform and pigtails to barefoot and pregnant! This morning, I'm finding the New York Times' coverage of the unexpected pregnancy stomach-turning. In the reported piece, we hear from various parents who react incredulously and angrily to the news.
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