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First Rise U S Teen Births ' 91 - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 7th Dec, 2007 - 3:06pm
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First Rise In U.s. Teen Births Since '91
Is this showing the decadency of moral values in the US society?
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| ATLANTA - In a troubling reversal, the nation's teen birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years, surprising government health officials and reviving the bitter debate about abstinence-only sex education. ADVERTISEMENT The birth rate had been dropping since its peak in 1991, although the decline had slowed in recent years. On Wednesday, government statisticians said it rose 3 percent from 2005 to 2006. The reason for the increase is not clear, and federal health officials said it might be a one-year statistical blip, not the beginning of a new upward trend. However, some experts said they have been expecting a jump. They blamed it on increased federal funding for abstinence-only health education that doesn't teach teens how to use condoms and other contraception. Some key sexually transmitted disease rates have been rising, including syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. The rising teen pregnancy rate is part of the same phenomenon, said Dr. Carol Hogue, an Emory University professor of maternal and child health. "It's not rocket science," she said. At the same time, some research suggests teens are using condoms far more often than they did 15 years ago. |
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