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America's teens need sex education

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U.S. Abortion Rate continues long-term decline, falling to the lowest level since Roe vs Wade – The abortion rate is now at its lowest level since 1974. The number of abortions declined as well, to a total of 1.2 million in 2005, 25% below the all-time high of 1.6 million abortions in 1990.  Source There […]

Abstinence only programs aren't effective – Vote Obama

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The United States continues to have one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the developed world—almost twice as high as those of England, Wales and Canada, and eight times as high as those of the Netherlands and Japan.  Every year, roughly nine million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur among teens and young adults […]