12-07-2007, 06:54 AM
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Is anyone suprized?
Here's a Duh....for 'ya
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The nation’s teenage birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years, surprising government health officials who had no immediate explanation.
The birth rate had been dropping since its peak in 1991, although the decline had slowed in recent years. Yesterday, government statisticians said that it rose 3 percent from 2005 to 2006.
U.S. health officials said that it was possibly a one-year statistical blip and not the beginning of an upward trend.
But several experts said that they have been expecting an increase. They attribute the rise to increased federal financing for abstinence-only health-education programs that do not teach teenagers how to use contraceptives.
Some key sexually transmitted disease rates have also been rising, including syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. The rising teenage pregnancy rate is part of the same phenomenon, said Dr. Carol Hogue, a professor of maternal and child health at Emory University
“It’s not rocket science,” she said.
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Winston-Salem Journal | Nation's teenage birth rate goes up for first time in 15 years
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