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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (234365)	3/6/2002 12:17:38 PM
From: Selectric II	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I think your area must not be reflective of the nation. Abortions cost money? What about the cost of raising a child? Religious and other reasons for not having an abortion? What about the religious and other reasons for single teens not getting pregnant?

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (234365)	3/6/2002 12:31:17 PM
From: Selectric II	Respond to of 769670

Re: "Where I live..." What's the population growth or decline been there, relative to the nation?

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (234365)	3/6/2002 1:24:52 PM
From: DOUG H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Teen-age abortion is mainly a phenomenon affecting "Republican" families I think there is an element of truth to this. In many of the poorer neighborhoods I frequent, it is not unusual to have little girls pushing strollers. I often lament "kids having kids". Culture does play a role. And of course government subsidies mitigate the economic impact which has the effect of reducing the deterring effects that would otherwise be incurred. Here you are talking about "teen" pregancies. This is an important distinction IMO. A young girl's parents seeing her having a child as a deterent to their vision of how her life is to go and they opt for the abortion instead. Or a girl, knowing her parents will disapprove of her conduct that lead to the pregnancy seek out the abortion option. The notion that this occurs in primarilly "Republican" neighborhoods slightly misleads however. More aptly put, it would occur based on socio-economic conditions. IOW, you'll see the same thing in rich, liberal neighborhoods like San Fran, LA, NY. As well as Newport Beach.