Sentences with phrase «cutting teenage pregnancy»

Perhaps the most effective measure that British Government could use to help achieve its target of cutting teenage pregnancy rates is to introduce a rule giving prohibiting confidential abortions for minors, such that parents would have to be informed or, better still, would have to consent to their youngsters having an abortion.

The Government has said it wants to cut teenage pregnancies, and aims to do so by fifty per cent by the year 2010.

Obviously, so the argument goes, if we want to cut teenage pregnancies and abortions we must have access to sexual health services — in other words, teenagers are less likely to get pregnant if they are using contraception; failing contraception, then we should give them access to the morning - after pill, which may be seen as preferable to a twelve - year - old getting pregnant.

Not exact matches

The research evidence on this question is hard to deny and right in line with the predictions of the economic models: prohibition of secret abortions cuts both teenage abortion rates and teenage pregnancy rates.

This is very important because, although the remit of the Teenage Pregnancy Unit is to cut pregnancy rates, one of its main policy recommendations that it emphasises year after year is to provide youngsters with easier and better access to confidential Pregnancy Unit is to cut pregnancy rates, one of its main policy recommendations that it emphasises year after year is to provide youngsters with easier and better access to confidential pregnancy rates, one of its main policy recommendations that it emphasises year after year is to provide youngsters with easier and better access to confidential abortion.

He urged government downsizing, middle - class tax cuts, and welfare reform — all mainstays of his 1992 platform — and reiterated his call for a grassroots campaign against teenage pregnancy.