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Major Hogwash

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4. Studies like these should primarily focus on underage teen pregnancy rates.

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 10:47 AM

Apr 2012

Rather than including all teenaged women in these studies.

Women that turn 18 years old are adults, and should be treated as such.
The same goes for 19-year old women.
I don't think these studies should include the numbers from pregnant adult women.

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Calling Captain Obvious: Teen Pregnancy highest in abstinence only states [View all] LynneSin Apr 2012 OP

That just proves that abstinence-only education works Proud Public Servant Apr 2012 #1

Would almost be perfect until they need government assistance to make end meet LynneSin Apr 2012 #2

"They who have put out the eyes of the people reproach them for their blindness." Typical NYC Lib Apr 2012 #8

Almost??? Whiskeytide Apr 2012 #9

Iam shocked, shocked, I tell you. hifiguy Apr 2012 #3

Studies like these should primarily focus on underage teen pregnancy rates. Major Hogwash Apr 2012 #4

yeah... I always wanted to see and age breakdown belcffub Apr 2012 #6

Yeah, and my state just repealed the law requiring comprehensive sex ed curricula... TheMightyFavog Apr 2012 #5

I wish they included a list of all states ... GOTV Apr 2012 #7

The data points to demography and not education as the main reason for these disparities RZM Apr 2012 #10