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votesparks

(1,288 posts) Tue Jul 7, 2015, 06:07 PM Jul 2015

Sex Education And Contraception Reduces Teen Pregnancy In Colorado

Colorado's teen birth rate dropped 40 percent in five years—years during which a donor-funded initiative provided 30,000 free or low-cost contraceptive devices to low-income women.

Colorado is saving money thanks to the drop in teen pregnancy: Medicaid costs are lowered by $5.68 for every dollar spent on the contraception program. Because pregnancy, childbirth, and pediatric care are more expensive than IUDs.

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Sex Education And Contraception Reduces Teen Pregnancy In Colorado (Original Post) votesparks Jul 2015 OP

shhhhhh! you're hurting "abstinence only" ericson00 Jul 2015 #1

Obviously boatsnhose Aug 2015 #2

Sex Education And Contraception Reduces Teen Pregnancy In Colorado intro-verce Mar 2016 #3

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ericson00

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1. shhhhhh! you're hurting "abstinence only"

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Thu Jul 23, 2015, 10:53 PM

Jul 2015

you're not supposed to do that!!!!! Screw sexuality, chastity belts for everyone!

boatsnhose

(40 posts)

2. Obviously

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Sat Aug 1, 2015, 08:34 AM

Aug 2015

It is too bad pro abstinence groups will completey disregard these facts.

intro-verce

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3. Sex Education And Contraception Reduces Teen Pregnancy In Colorado

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Thu Mar 31, 2016, 03:23 PM

Mar 2016

Encouraging news! But [url=http://motherhow.com/teenage-pregnancy-facts-you-should-know/]teenage pregnancy rate[/url] in the USA is still too high. What do you think?

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