Spokesperson Availability - Planned Parenthood President, Cecile Richards Available...

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Spokesperson Availability - Planned Parenthood President, Cecile Richards Available for Interviews on Teen Pregnancy and Sexual Health

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U.S. Teen Pregnancy Stats

   --  Nearly half (46%) of all 15-19-year-olds in the United States
        have had sex at least once

   --  By age 19, 70% of all teens have engaged in sexual intercourse

   --  750,000 teens become pregnant each year in the U.S.

   --  One-in-ten births in the U.S. is to a teen mother

   --  One-in-four teen girls have a sexually transmitted infection

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WHO:     Cecile Richards
         President
         Planned Parenthood Federation of America
         Planned Parenthood Action Fund

WHEN:    September 2nd through 5th, 2008
         Interviews must be scheduled in advance, and are based on
          availability. Cecile Richards will be in NYC and DC this
          week.

CONTACT: To schedule an interview please contact:

         Ben Boyd, phone: (202) 285-6717
         Email: ben.boyd@edelman.com

         or

         Deborah Loeb Bohren, phone: (212) 261-4608
         Email: Deborah.bohren@ppfa.org

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   About Planned Parenthood

   Planned Parenthood Federation of America is the nation's leading
sexual and reproductive healthcare advocate and provider. We believe
everyone has the right to choose when or whether to have a child, and
every child should be wanted and loved. Planned Parenthood affiliates
operate approximately 880 health centers nationwide, providing medical
services and sexuality education for millions of women, men, and
teenagers each year. We also work with allies worldwide to ensure all
women and men have the right and the means to meet their sexual and
reproductive health care needs.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Ben Boyd, 202-285-6717
ben.boyd@edelman.com
or
Deborah Loeb Bohren, 212-261-4608
Deborah.bohren@ppfa.org

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