Mayor in Massachusetts city denies pregnancy "pact"

Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:30am EDT
 
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U.S. teen pregnancies are showing signs of rising after declining from 1991 to 2005. Birthrates for teenagers aged 15 to 17 rose by 3 percent in 2006, the first increase since 1991, according to preliminary data released in December by the National Center for Health Statistics.

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