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Approximately 84,000 college women become pregnant every year. [Washington Times, 03/07/2001]

Of the 1.3 million abortions every year in the USA, 55% of the women are under 25 years of age.

[National Abortion Federation]

 
Why do some teens become sexually active? PDF Print E-mail
  • Sexual attraction
  • Society & media pressure
  • Peer pressure
  • Use of alcohol and drugs
  • Pressure from boyfriend/girlfriend
  • Desire to be considered "normal"
  • Parents’ example
  • Inappropriate sex education
  • Mistaken beliefs
  • Boredom
  • Low self-esteem
  • Loneliness
  • No good reasons to say "No"

The majority of sexually experienced teens wish they had waited…

[research from author Dr. Tom Lickona; Abstinence Educators’ Network, www.abednet.org]

 
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