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Chicago is hitting above the belt in its aim to prevent teen pregnancy, unleashing a startling new ad campaign that features images of teen boys that have been digitally altered to make them look pregnant. Those who praise the concept say that, if nothing else, it’s getting people to pay attention.

“With any sort of advertising, job number one is to get you to stop and look at the ad. And you don’t need a PhD to know, in this day and age, it’s an increasingly difficult job to cut through the clutter,” Bill Albert, spokesperson for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, told Yahoo! Shine. “So step one, I would say, check. Mission accomplished.”

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The ads, launched by the Chicago Department of Public Health and appearing on public buses, trains, and train platforms, pair the provocative images with the tagline: “Unexpected? Most teen pregnancies are. Avoid unplanned pregnancies and STIs. Use condoms. Or wait.”

The posters then direct people to visit BeYouBeHealthy.org to find information on local clinics, teen healthcare rights, and a range of issues relating to sex and sexuality—a vital part in the equation to lower teen pregnancy rates, Albert said.