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Children Left Behind
The reporters set out to assess the problems children in Cleveland face. They managed to uncover hazards that even the public officials and community activists who had dedicated their careers to these issues. for example, they found that half a million Ohio Children live next door to a toxic waste site. Another finding was that nearly 1 million children live in poor housing, putting them at greater risk for fires, accidents, and environmental health hazards such as lead poisoning and asthma. They also discovered that babies born to teenage mothers are much more likely to be premature, and these babies had cost the state roughly $161 million dollars in five year. Another finding was that children of color were in most danger, they account for about a quarter of all child deaths.
Tags: toxic waste; poor housing; fires; accidents; environmental health; teenage mothers; teen pregnancy; premature babies; inner-city neighborhoods; Guatemala; African American children; child deaths; Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; Planned Parenthood; Federation for Community Planning; Ohio Department of Health; lead poisoning; poor housing; asthma; Child deaths; food banks; poverty; Rocking Horse Center; birth rate; child mortality rate; hazardous waste sites; Sherwin-Williams; Benjamin Moore; Environmental Health Watch in Cleveland; pollution; youth prison; Youth Health Empowerment Project; STD's; birth control
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Let's Talk About Sex: A Look Into the Sexual Education, or Lack Thereof, of West County Teens
This investigation examined teenagers attitudes about sex and focused on who or what influences their choices, their opinions and their actions. The story also discussed how educators view their role and what they teach as well as parent; perceptions of their children;s sexual activities. The story concluded that teenagers have varying views and attitudes depending on their individual backgrounds.
Tags: sex; abstinence education; oral sex; Planned Parenthood; abortion; teen pregnancy; STDs; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The New York Times Magazine takes a look at postcoital contraception in the United States. The article lists other alternatives to RU-486, such as Ovral, Nordette, Triphasil and Tri Levlen, which are readily available at Planned Parenthood clinics. The article looks at the controversies surrounding the issue of RU-486 and getting a morning-after pill through the FDA approval process.Jan. 10, 1993
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Washington Post follows the history of U.S. Supreme Court case Webster vs. Reproductive Health Services, the case designed to overturn Roe vs. Wade, from its inception in the mind of a St. Louis lawyer to its day in court, April 9, 1989.
Tags: women's rights fetal rights catholics law planned parenthood