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		<title>5 CRITICAL REASONS FOR LOW COST CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE..</title>
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<div><em><strong>ARE THE REPUBLICANS TRYING TO TAKE US BACK TO COAT HANGERS? HERE THEY GO WITH THESE MEN TRYING TO CONTROL WOMEN&#8217;S BODIES. NOW MOST WOMEN HAVE TO WORK OUT SIDE THE <a class="zem_slink" title="Home birth" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_birth" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">HOME</a>. WHAT IF THEY DON&#8217;T WANT OR CAN AFFORD ANOTHER <a class="zem_slink" title="Child abuse" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_abuse" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">CHILD</a>? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF SHE LOSES WHO JOB BECAUSE SHE BECOMES <a class="zem_slink" title="Pregnancy" href="http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/landing-page.aspx" rel="whattoexpect" target="_blank">PREGNANT</a>? HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT HER FAMILY AND THERE INCOME? Below are a view highlights, etc. There is so much more you need to know.</strong></em></div>
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<div><strong><em>THEY&#8217;RE EVEN TRYING TO SET IT UP WHERE THE EMPLOYER WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD HELP&#8230;&#8230;.</em></strong></div>
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<div><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/16/426850/democratic-women-boycott-issas-contraception-hearing-for-preventing-women-from-testifying/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Republicans Prevent Women From Testifying At Contraception Hearing</a></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>2) Contraception has numerous health benefits.</strong> A <a class="zem_slink" title="Harvard Medical School" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.335743,-71.105138&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=42.335743,-71.105138 (Harvard%20Medical%20School)&amp;t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank">Harvard Medical School</a> study found that oral contraceptives reduced the risk of </span><a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/oral-contraceptives" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc; font-size: small;">ovarian cancer</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> by 10 to 12 percent during the first year of use and by about 50 percent after five years of use. It also prevents significant health risks to women and infants by allowing women and couples to achieve healthy birth intervals and prevent <a class="zem_slink" title="Unintended pregnancy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_pregnancy" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">unintended pregnancy</a>. Having too short a gap between pregnancies has been linked to negative health outcomes, like low birth weight, preterm birth, and small size for gestational age. Unintended pregnancy is also </span><a href="http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/CPSW-testimony.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc; font-size: small;">linked</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> to several negative outcomes for women and children’s health, including delayed attainment of prenatal care, economic hardships, and relationship problems. Publicly funded contraceptive services have decreased unintended pregnancy among health center clients by as much as </span><a href="http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/CPSW-testimony.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc; font-size: small;">78 percent</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">, studies show.</span></div>
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<div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329445270241118"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>5) It’s about more than birth control.</strong> As important as contraception is, the preventive care regulation is about more than access to birth control. It covers a wide range of services specific to women’s health, including <a class="zem_slink" title="Cancer screening" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_screening" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">cancer screening</a> with <a class="zem_slink" title="Pap test" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pap_test" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">Pap smears</a>, <a class="zem_slink" title="Human papillomavirus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_papillomavirus" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">HPV</a> <a class="zem_slink" title="DNA profiling" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_profiling" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">DNA testing</a>, mammograms, and colonoscopies; domestic violence screening and counseling; and breastfeeding supports, among others. It also insures services like immunizations, dietary counseling, and cholesterol and blood pressure screening, to name only a few, to </span><a href="http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2012/PreventiveServices/ib.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc; font-size: small;">54 million</span></a><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329445270241120" style="font-size: small;"> men, women, and children.</span></div>
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<div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329445270241122">FOR THE REST OF THE STORY CLICK ON: <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/16/426605/5-reasons-why-the-contraceptive-coverage-guarantee-is-so-important/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/16/426605/5-reasons-why-the-contraceptive-coverage-guarantee-is-so-important/</a></div>
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		<title>MORE FACTS ABOUT TEENS AND SEX&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[THERE IS THE IDEAL: ABSTINENCE, AND THE REAL: SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE.  ARE WE GOING TO DEAL WITH WHAT ISN&#8217;T, OR WHAT IS?  ARE WE GOING TO TELL OUR CHILDREN WHAT TO DO, OR ARE WE GOING TO BE OPEN AND &#8230; <a href="http://unbiasedtruth.net/2009/11/more-facts-about-teens-and-sex/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><a id="65b" rel="nofollow" name="65b"><strong>THERE IS THE IDEAL: ABSTINENCE, AND THE REAL: SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE.  ARE WE GOING TO DEAL WITH WHAT ISN&#8217;T, OR WHAT IS?  ARE WE GOING TO TELL OUR CHILDREN WHAT TO DO, OR ARE WE GOING TO BE OPEN AND HELPFUL TO THEM BY LETTING THEM KNOW WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES AND I WANT TO KNOW YOUR PROBLEMS AND HELP YOU DEAL WITH THEM.</strong> &#8211;mackie</a></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<h1 style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; color: #01608e;">Some Facts About Teens and Sex</h1>
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<h1 style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; color: #01608e;"><a id="65b" rel="nofollow" name="65b"><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;">Do you know that one in three teen girls in the United States is estimated to get pregnant at least once before age 20? </span></a><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.4parents.gov/references/references.html#65" target="_blank"><sup><span id="lw_1259079191_0">65</span></sup></a> While this is better than a decade ago, when the number was four in ten girls, it is still too high. <a class="zem_slink" title="Pregnancy" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy">Pregnancy</a> has very important consequences for teen girls and teen boys, and their <a class="zem_slink" title="Child" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child">children</a>. Having a baby as a teen makes it much harder for a boy or girl to reach their goals, such as finishing <a class="zem_slink" title="High school" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school">high school</a>, going on to college, getting a good job, or getting married when they grow up, and poses additional challenges to the child as well. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.4parents.gov/references/references.html#66" target="_blank"><sup><span id="lw_1259079191_1">66</span></sup></a><sup>, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.4parents.gov/references/references.html#67" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1259079191_2">67</span></a></sup></h1>
<p style="margin: 0px;">If a teen girl finds out she is pregnant, she and her parents, and the father of the baby and his parents have some tough decisions to make. None of them are easy:</p>
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<li>Some teen mothers decide to continue their <span id="lw_1259079191_3" style="border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: #0066cc; cursor: pointer;">pregnancy</span> and then choose <a class="zem_slink" title="Adoption" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption">adoption</a> for their baby. Adoption may be the best choice for the baby and the teen parents. There are many <span id="lw_1259079191_4">adoption agencies</span> and types of adoption. Some teens are able to meet the parents who wish to adopt the baby.</li>
<li><a id="68b" rel="nofollow" name="68b"> </a>Many teens decide to keep their babies. Some marry the baby’s father and raise their baby together. Sometimes the baby&#8217;s grandparents or other family members help raise it so that the <a class="zem_slink" title="Mother" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother">teen mother</a> can stay in school and work. But it requires a lot of additional hard work for a teen parent to finish school and get a good job. Children of teen mothers face greater risk of <a class="zem_slink" title="Poverty" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty">poverty</a>, <span id="lw_1259079191_5" style="border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: #0066cc; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">behavioral problems</span>, poor academic performance, incarceration, and <a class="zem_slink" title="Teenage pregnancy" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_pregnancy">teen pregnancy</a>, so<span id="lw_1259079191_6">good <a class="zem_slink" title="Parenting" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenting">parenting skills</a></span> are very important. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.4parents.gov/references/references.html#68" target="_blank"><sup><span id="lw_1259079191_7">68</span></sup></a></li>
<li><a id="69b" rel="nofollow" name="69b"> </a> <a id="70b" rel="nofollow" name="70b"> </a> <a id="71b" rel="nofollow" name="71b"> </a> <a id="72b" rel="nofollow" name="72b"> </a>Some teen pregnancies end in <a class="zem_slink" title="Abortion" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion">abortion</a>. Abortions can have complications. There may be emotional consequences, as well: some women say that they feel sad and some use more alcohol or drugs than before. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.4parents.gov/references/references.html#69" target="_blank"><sup>69</sup></a><sup>,<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.4parents.gov/references/references.html#70" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1259079191_8">70</span></a></sup> Some states require teens to have their parent&#8217;s permission to get an abortion. To understand the scope of this situation, consider these numbers: In 2002, there were over 750,000 teen pregnancies in the United States,<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.4parents.gov/references/references.html#71" target="_blank"><sup><span id="lw_1259079191_9">71</span></sup></a> including over 215,000 teen abortions. <sup><span id="lw_1259079191_10"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.4parents.gov/references/references.html#72" target="_blank">72</a></span></sup></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">For more on this article click on: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.4parents.gov/sexrisky/somefacts/somefacts.html" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1259079191_11">http://www.4parents.gov/sexrisky/somefacts/somefacts.html</span></a></span></p>
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<h1 style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 26px; font-weight: bolder; color: #000066;">&#8216;Vows of Abstinence Break More Easily Than Latex Condoms&#8217;</h1>
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<h2 style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #000066;">An Interview with Jocelyn Elders</h2>
<p style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; color: #000066; font-style: italic; margin: 0px;">The following is condensed from an interview with former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn M. Elders. A pediatric endocrinologist, the 64-year-old Elders is on the staff of <span id="lw_1259079191_13" style="cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Children&#8217;s Hospital</span> in <span id="lw_1259079191_14" style="cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Little Rock, Arkansas</span>, and on the faculty of the <span id="lw_1259079191_15" style="border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: #0066cc; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">School of Medicine</span> at the <span id="lw_1259079191_16" style="cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">University of Arkansas</span>. She was interviewed by Priscilla Pardini.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #000066;">Q: What&#8217;s wrong with abstinence-only sexuality education programs?</h3>
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