It may come as a surprise to conservatives, but it seems that Kentucky is no exception: teens are having sex just like they are everywhere else. Unfortunately, Kentucky teens have more problems with teen pregnancies than most as the State ranks 9th for teen birth rates, according to statistics provided by the Center for Disease Control.
Knox County, KY health officials blame budget cuts to sex education on the county with the biggest teen pregnancy problem in the entire state.
While Mitch McConnell and Congressional Republicans threaten the US with default on its debt, his home State of Kentucky suffers from some of the highest poverty and unemployment and some of the worst public health and environmental problems in the country. McConnell's Kentucky is not a vision for the rest of America most of us want to see.
Showing posts with label teen pregnancies Knox County. Show all posts
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Monday, December 13, 2010
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