Teen Births on the Rise in the US, Condoms to Be Distributed in Public Places in the UK
Maybe we should be giving out condoms in taxis and clubs here in the US like they’re planning to do in the UK, because teen pregnancy rates are up for the first time in a decade and a half.
The birth rate had been dropping since its peak in 1991, although the decline had slowed in recent years. On Wednesday, government statisticians said it rose 3 percent from 2005 to 2006.
The reason for the increase is not clear, and federal health officials said it might be a one-year statistical blip, not the beginning of a new upward trend.
However, some experts said they have been expecting a jump. They attributed it to increased federal funding for abstinence-only health education that doesn’t teach teens how to use condoms and other contraception.
This is a topic we discussed on Lively Women not too long ago.
What do you think? Would free condoms make a difference if kids don’t know how to use them? Leave a comment.
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