Mandatory reporting of all sexually active under-13s

[...]the opposite occurred: no increase in England and Wales, but an increase in the underage pregnancy rate in Scotland. 5 The explanation for these findings lies in the economic (and not just medical) model of teenage sexual activity including teenage pregnancy: easy and confidential access to fam...

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Published in:BMJ 2005-11, Vol.331 (7524), p.1083-1083
Main Authors: Raabe, Hans-Christian, Gopalakrishnan, Somasundari, Pugh, R. Nicholas
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Teen pregnancy
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