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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Teen pregnancy rates were successfully reduced in both counties and in one zip code in Wichita.
This information and education to teens has resulted in improved follow up rates and reduced rates of repeat pregnancy tests.
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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Rates of Abuse During Teen Pregnancy: Teen women are at a higher risk for abuse during their pregnancy than adult women (20% vs.
Does body acceptance promote lower teen pregnancy and abortion rates?
Another study shows that girls who are active volunteers throughout their high school years have half the teen pregnancy rates of the average for their peers.
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Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent
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No evidence has shown that abstinence-only education lowers teen pregnancy rates or sexual activity among teens.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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We have one of the highest rates of unintended teen pregnancy, with young women routinely left to shoulder the burden of pregnancy and the demands of parenthood.
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Craig Leveaux,
Blogger
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The US has the highest rate of teen pregnancy and teen births in the industrialized world, whereas the rate of teen sexual activity falls somewhere in the middle.
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Thomas Owens,
Police Officer
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Most of what is written these days about young black men and women emphasizes incarceration and mortality rates, teen pregnancy, drug use and domestic strife.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Rising crime rates, teen pregnancy, welfare moms, abused and battered children-- a wide variety of social ills are plaguing America.
The fact is Duval County leads the nation in teen pregnancy, teen dropouts, low literacy rates, and sexually transmitted diseases among youth and adults.
The teen pregnancy and teen birth rates in the United States are the highest of any industrialized country -- nearly twice as great as the next highest nation, Great Britain.
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