Ottawa Co. teen births cost millions

Ottawa Co. teen births cost millions | WOOD TV8: In Ottawa County, MI, births to teens cost taxpayers an estimated $6.4 million during 2008, health officials said. That same year statewide, teen childbearing cost taxpayers at least $308 million, according to an updated analysis from The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. For the nation overall, teen childbearing cost taxpayers $10.9 billion.

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