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| | Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. - Reducing Teenage Pregnancy |
 | | Lesbian, bisexual, and abused teens, as well as teens who are sexually involved with older partners, are more likely than other teens to experience pregnancy, and they may need specialized programs to address their specific risk behaviors and to help them obtain services. |
 | | When faced with an unintended pregnancy, many poor and low-income teens are likely to view early childbearing as a positive, desirable choice (Brindis, 1999), becoming pregnant with the misguided hope of improving their lives (Gordon, 1996). |
 | | Teen mothers are less likely to graduate from high school and more likely than their peers who delay childbearing to live in poverty and to rely on welfare (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1998). |
| www.plannedparenthood.org /library/TEEN-PREGNANCY/Reducing.html |
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