Sex under sixteen?

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SEX UNDER SIXTEEN?Young people comment on the social and educational influences on their behaviourby Clifford Hill2000, 72pp Price: £7.00 (rrp £15.00),

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There is widespread concern that Britain has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Western Europe . This important new research contains the comments of over 2,000 young people aged 13-15 on the influences on their behaviour which have led to this situation. Their answers are very revealing.

Contrasting with the claims of interested lobby groups that the incidence of sexually active teenagers in this age group is up to 50%, we find that only 17% are so involved, that 89% plan to get married, and that children from broken homes are twice as likely to be sexually active as children living with both parents. These facts and many others are revealed in this report.

We are frequently told that we must listen to children. The urgent issue now is whether there is the will among the policy makers to hear the prophetic voice, and to act in time to change the experience of the next generation.

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