THE RECENT alarming events at Gloucester High School should be a wake-up call about the precarious sexual health of our nation's youth. Despite our country's wealth and educational resources, the United States leads all industrialized Western nations in rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. This epidemic is fueled by inaccurate sexual information, lack of meaningful discussion with youth ... (Full article: 247 words)
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