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		<title>Is abstinence education working?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Charlie Butts Janice Crouse of Concerned Women for America (CWA) says the truth is that teen birth rates have been dropping for several years now, and the stats from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are good news. &#8220;[Teen birth rates] dropped nine percent. This is about the third year in a row when these have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth rate drops, problems rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 18:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting to see another perspective on this issue since it has been hotly debated on this blog. More food for thought: Charlie Butts &#8211; OneNewsNow According to newly released government statistics, the U.S. birth rate has dropped below replacement level. The fact that the birth rate is falling comes as no surprise to Colin Mason, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Only two kids?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martyn Drakard, Mercatornet.com Ugandan attitudes towards homosexuals have a lot to do with their attitudes towards fertility. A three-day international conference on family planning took place in the Ugandan capital of Kampala last month. More than 1,000 health workers from 59 countries applauded a US$12 million grant from the Americans for launching a family planning [...]]]></description>
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