Preventing Teen Pregnancy
I am writing in response to your Jan. 5 article about President Clinton’s new national strategy to prevent teen pregnancies and provide $7.5 million to launch local programs that promote abstinence.
President Clinton deserves praise for elevating teen pregnancy prevention to a national priority. During 1995, over 4,300 Orange County teen mothers gave birth and another 4,500 gave birth in San Bernardino County.
Our communities should plan now to enhance the forthcoming abstinence programs with responsible sex education, which gives teens factual and honest information to avoid pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and AIDS.
As the mother of a teenage son and preteen daughter, I recognize “responsibility†as the key word here. Planned Parenthood’s continued efforts to provide honest and realistic information to young people is not only responsible, it’s proven as the most effective prevention strategy. I hope other parents join me in recognizing our sons and daughters deserve all the facts, not slogans.
JAN LANSING
President, Board of Directors
Planned Parenthood of Orange
and San Bernardino Counties
Santa Ana
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