[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] Teen birth study

[Lesley Farmer]

Teen birth rate up 3%For the first time in 15 years, the U.S. teen
birth rate is up, rising 3% from 2005 to 2006. Opponents of
abstinence-only health education that doesn't include discussion of
other birth control options said the findings bear out their concerns
over the effectiveness of such an approach, while health officials
cautioned that the statistics may only be an anomaly.U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. (2007). Births: Preliminary Data for
2006. Atlanta:
Author.http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/07newsreleases/teenbirth.htm

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