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Courting Common Ground

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by Sarah Brown, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

June 16, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

In the struggle over abortion and, more recently, abstinence-only education, attention has strayed away from what the CDC recognizes as one of the 10 greatest public health advances of the 20th century- modern methods of family planning.

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Bravo, President Obama

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by Sarah Brown, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

May 18, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

President Obama's budget contains the first-ever significant funding for preventing teen pregnancy prevention that is not dedicated to abstinence-only interventions.
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After Years of Decline, Teen Pregnancy and Births Back on the Rise

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by Sarah Brown, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

May 6, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Why are we seeing an uptick in teen pregnancy and teen births after years of decline? More sex and less contraception, the policy wars of the past 8 years and the failure to fund effective programs are among the reasons behind this reversal in trends.
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