teen pregnancy

Planned Parenthood Federation of America Statement on Teen Birth Rate Rise

Stephanie.Kunkel — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:36:47 -0600

Cecile Richards
President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Today’s news underscores what Planned Parenthood and those who work tirelessly to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies already know too well: the United States is facing a teen pregnancy health care crisis, and the national policy of abstinence-only programs just isn’t working.

Teens Need Responsible, Medically Accurate Sex Education

Voxy Lady — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:06:46 -0600

There is still time to make your voice heard and support Florida teens getting the information they need to make healthy decisions - including medically-accurate, age-appropriate, comprehensive sex education.TAKE ACTION NOW! to tell your legislators to support policies that provide our youth with the comprehensive sex education they need to protect themselves and make responsible choices.

Manatee County Crisis

Voxy Lady — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:57:46 -0600

After reading about the crisis Manatee County is facing in regards to teen pregnancy one thing was evident; the county's approach to abstinence only sexual education is failing miserably. Here are the sobering facts:

Manatee County has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the state.

Out of 67 counties, Manatee is the 17th highest; and, in births to teens 10 to 14 years of age, Manatee has the 13th highest rate.

In 2006, one-third of 2,196 ninth-graders surveyed admitted that they had sexual intercourse. This was a 3 percent increase over the 2004 results.