Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: ambrose
"Since Bush's abstinence only policy came into force, Texas' teen pregnancy rate - one of the highest in America - has remained the same, while the amount of STDs amongst Texan youths has risen."

That doesn't appear to be true. It looks like the pregnancy rate is falling in Texas, but the Teen birth rate has remained the same. The Teen Abortion Rate has been cut in half.

Teen Pregnancy Rates

Somebody with better formatting skils than me should post the Texas results.

56 posted on 07/18/2004 3:54:10 PM PDT by DannyTN
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


Hmm, why's Gere so concerned about the STD rate in Asian teens?


57 posted on 07/18/2004 3:59:11 PM PDT by twgiles
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 56 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson