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Adolescent Pregnancy

Teenagers Have Sex: Deal With It

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 12.12.2012 | New York
Read More: Emergency Contraception, Teenage Pregnancy, Adolescent Behavior, Sexual Health, Sex, Adolescents, Adolescent Sex, Parenting, Sexuality, Sex Education, Adolescent Pregnancy, Stds, Sex Ed, Teen Pregnancy, New York, New York State, New York News
Marianne Mollmann

High School students under the age of 19 account for approximately one-third of all newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections in New York State. And not surprisingly, teen mothers are much less likely to graduate from high school than their peers who didn't give birth.

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Deserving Vs. Undeserving? Everyone "Deserves" Human Rights

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 06.12.2012 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Immigration Reform, Human Rights, 2012 Elections, Abortion Rights, Immigration, Adolescent Pregnancy, Politics News
Marianne Mollmann

It is ineffectual to focus policy debates on whether or not specific people deserve the services and public goods they clearly need.

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Let's Immunize Boys Against HPV and Educate Them About Sexual Responsibility at the Same Time

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 06.02.2012 | Los Angeles
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Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

So what does the research tell us? We need to talk to both young women and men, not once but early and often about sexual health and responsibility.

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My Top Ten List of 2012 Predictions on Sexuality, Religion, and Public Life

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 03.07.2012 | Religion
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Rev. Debra Haffner

I think it's safe to predict that sexuality, religion, and public life will continue to dominate the headlines during 2012.

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How Not To Address Teen Pregnancy

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 07.17.2011 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Adolescents, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Girls, Parenting, Sex Education, Adolescent Pregnancy, Politics News
Marianne Mollmann

The United States has a long way to go to ensure access to age-appropriate, comprehensive sex education and modern contraception.

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Supporting Family Planning Is the Moral Response

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Abortion, House Budget, Gop, Family Planning, Contraceptives, U.S. House of Representatives, Planned Parenthood, Maternal and Child Health, Adolescent Pregnancy, Title X, Religion News
Rev. Debra Haffner

Millions of people of faith ground their commitment to sexual and reproductive health care in their religious beliefs that affirm that it is precisely because life is sacred that it should never be created carelessly.

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Sisterhood of the Maternity Pants

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Rev. Debra Haffner

The research on this is clear -- when parents talk explicitly about sexuality, teenagers either delay sexual activity altogether, or they use contraception when they do become sexually active.

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