Nearly half a million teens give birth annually and perhaps two-thirds of them never finish high school. Public schools offer little help. Teen moms are treated as pariahs and losers and face humiliation, segregation and discrimination.
So-called “conscience clauses” are proliferating among the states, spurred by religious organizations that ban the use of contraceptives by their adherents. New York’s proposed law would permit employers to refuse to offer contraceptive coverage.
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