Teen pregnancy, abortion rates rise
The teen pregnancy rate in the USA rose 3% in 2006, the first increase in more than a decade, according to data out today. The data also show higher rates of births and abortions among girls 15-19. The numbers, calculated by the Guttmacher Institute, show a clear reversal from the downward trend that began in the 1990s. About 7% of teen girls got pregnant in 2006, a rate of 71.5 pregnancies per 1,000 teens. That's up slightly from 69.5 in 2005, Guttmacher says. In 1990, when rates peaked, about 12% got pregnant. USA Today
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iam no baptist, some of us never did, and we were told by those that did to get a job and manuvered to impress 'boyfriends or girlfriends' social class. make us drop out of school.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm not really sure what you're saying. Some of us never did what?
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