Teen mothers face high death risk - Democratic Underground

maddezmom

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Tue May-04-04 10:31 AM
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Teen mothers face high death risk

Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the main killers of teenage girls in the developing world, a new report by Save the Children says.

Some 70,000 girls aged up to 20 die each year, and one million babies born to child mothers do not live to their first birthday, the study found

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The report calls for better education and tailor-made health care.

"For too many young girls, motherhood is a disabling tragedy or even worse a death sentence," said Mary-Beth Powers, a senior reproductive health adviser for Save the Children.

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more:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/3682565.stm

link for report: http://www.savethechildren.org/mothers/report_2004/index.asp

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no_hypocrisy

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Tue May-04-04 10:53 AM
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1. Yep, more reason to fight parental notification laws being proposed

in state legislatures. Without unemcumbered access to health clinics, teen girls will avoid getting necessary medical attention for critical first months, whether their purpose is for terminating their pregnancy or for preserving their health as well as that of the fetus.

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Roaming

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Tue May-04-04 11:48 AM
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2. I don't agree with this; if my 13-year-old daughter was seeking

contraception or an abortion, I'd sure want to know about it.

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cally

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Tue May-04-04 12:26 PM
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3. I'm so proud that the US

doesn't allow any agency receiving federal funds to provide birth control or abortions. After all we have to save lives and support the 'pro-life' crowd. /sarcasm off :crazy:

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DrWeird

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Tue May-04-04 12:29 PM
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4. Abortions are safer than pregnancies.

Just a reminder.

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