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Teen pregnancy declines in California; bucks national trend

March 16, 2010 | California Watch

California has seen a sharp decline in the number of teen pregnancies in the state, from about 70 percent of women between 15- and 19-years-old in 1991 to less than 36 percent in 2008. Meanwhile, the number of teen pregnancies in the rest of the nation has declined somewhat, but has remained steady in the last few years.

Unlike many states, California has several approaches to curb teen pregnancy, including counseling, contraceptives, abstinence only-programs and state-funded abortions for unwanted pregnancies.

 

 

Source: California Department of Public Health. County specific information is available here.

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aimanriaz
July 17, 2010
Its been a huge achievement. I must want to congratulate the counselors who have done this job to create the awareness in teen agers.
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marissa
November 22, 2010
This is good news, I agree, but why were 19 year-old's included in this study? They are technically adults.
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kevin22
January 3, 2011
I guess this shows that yu need mutiple options to help curb the rate. Not one solution works for everyone so mutiple ones make more sense. The fact that the rate went down almost 50% shows this works.
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October 12, 2010
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January 5, 2011
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alliepatchell
December 15, 2010
California is really doing something regarding teen pregnancy. It would be great to see such charts for all states. It would be great to see that our children get the education they need. Not every parent can talk to their teenagers and explain the risks of having intercourse at such a young age. So schools are our only option.
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January 11, 2011
This shows that it does work to have mnore than abstinence only. I think this is good news considering some shows now show teen girls and children for realty tv.
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