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Current controversy: NY Schools Offering 'Morning After Pill'

I heard about this on the news, and subsequently read about it in various articles online. The biggest thing I have noticed is the ignorance surrounding it. Media outlets seems to be doing what they always do--pull the most obscure part of the story out and put it in the headline in a way that makes it sound much worse than it is. So, if you are against the program, read this and tell me if you are still against it. If you are for it, read this to gain some more insight in order to better explain to those whose opinions are against it. First off, let's look at New York's statistics around teen pregnancy. According to the Christian Science Monitor , "More than 7,000 New York City girls ages 15 to 17 get pregnant each year. More than two-thirds of those pregnancies end in abortions." Of the girls that keep their babies, The Washington Post says that 70% drop out of school.   If we compare the rate of teen pregnancy in New York to those of other states, we find tha