Rise in teenage pregnancy rate spurs new debate on arresting it

Courtesy washingtonpost.com - Health  Mon, 01/25/2010 - 23:00

The pregnancy rate among teenage girls in the United States has jumped for the first time in more than a decade, raising alarm that the long campaign to reduce motherhood among adolescents is faltering, according to a report released Tuesday.


 

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