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May 3, 2006
National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
One out of three young women in the U.S. becomes pregnant before they’re 20-years-old.
Today is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, and instead of pushing dangerous and ineffective abstinence-only ed programs, pro-choice groups are urging lawmakers to vote on commonsense legislation that will actually work.
NARAL Pro-Choice America is asking Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist to allow a vote on Sen. Robert Menendez's (D-NJ)
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act, which includes proposals to help prevent
teen pregnancy and protect young women’s health and well-being:
Sen. Menendez stressed the importance of after-school programs and partnerships with community-based organizations."We need to provide opportunity and education for young people to help prevent teen pregnancy in the first place, and my bill will take an important step by increasing access to after-school programs as well as partnerships with faith-based and other community organizations," Sen. Menendez said.
Find out more about the bill: Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Responsibility and Opportunity Act (S.2508)
UPDATE: Looks like so many of you have been calling Frist's office that his phone line is tied up (nice!). So pleae keep trying, but in the meantime send him an email.
Posted by Jessica at May 3, 2006 11:40 AM
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