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Should Birth Control Be Mandatory for Youth in Foster Care?

4/7/2022

Should Birth Control Be Mandatory for Youth in Foster Care?

Jessica Castillo

Decisions regarding foster youth’s bodies and their reproductive health should not be up to anyone but themselves, writes Jessica Castillo.

9/13/2015

New Program Aims to ‘Stamp Out’ Teen Pregnancy for Foster Youth

Jeremy Loudenback

In Los Angeles County, a new program will provide free long-term contraceptives to young women and girls who are in or at risk of entering the foster care system.

11/19/2013

Teen Pregnancy: Some Unconventional Ideas for Prevention

Opinion

Dr. Marian L. Swindell

Yesterday, I explained why I believe we need new approaches to preventing teen pregnancy. Following are three ideas on how to do it. Family Prevention and Planning Through Birth Control Availability First let me say that I do not think that children in middle school and high school should be having sex. 

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