NYC schools expand birth control availability
<p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 7,000 <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 17 <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="abortions">abortions</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="as">as</span> 14 <span word="who">who</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>.</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,500 <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="under">under</span> 18 <span word="give">give</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="hormonal">hormonal</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="at">at</span> 13 <span word="high">high</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>.</p><p><span word="Condoms">Condoms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="provided">provided</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="Depo">Depo</span>-<span word="Provera">Provera</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Plan">Plan</span>-<span word="B">B</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="contraceptive">contraceptive</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="unprotected">unprotected</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>. <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awful">awful</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="age">age</span>," <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span> <span word="stated">stated</span>.</p><p><span word="Michele">Michele</span> <span word="Handelman">Handelman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>-<span word="midwife">midwife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="notification">notification</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confidential">confidential</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="opt">opt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Mona">Mona</span> <span word="Davids">Davids</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="informed">informed</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="okay">okay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="circumvent">circumvent</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span>-<span word="hormonal">hormonal</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="cocktail">cocktail</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="consent">consent</span>.”</p>
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