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Currently the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is deciding whether to make emergency contraception, also known as the morning-after pill, available over-the-counter without a doctor's prescription. The decision has already won majority support from FDA advisory panels.
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Update - March 2005

   
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Every year 3 million teens--about 1 in 4 sexually experienced teens--acquire an STD.
In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage woman has a 1% risk of acquiring HIV, a 30% risk of getting genital herpes and a 50% chance of contracting gonorrhea.
A sexually active teenager who doesn't use contraceptives has a 90% chance of becoming Pregnant within one year.
78% of teen pregnancies are unplanned, accounting for about 1/4 of all accidental pregnancies annually.
13% of all U.S. births are to teens.
1/3 of pregnant teens receive inadequate prenatal care.