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2. Ibid, Pg. 4.

3. Ibid, Pg. 7.

4. Popenoe, D (2002). Top Ten Myths of Marriage. The National Marriage Project.

5. Ibid.

6. Ibid.

7. Ibid.

8. Popenoe, D (2002). Top Ten Myths of Marriage. The National Marriage Project.

9. Ibid.

10. Ibid.

11. Ibid.

12. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (updated 2004, May 21). Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, United States, 2003, pages 17 and 71, from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/SS/SS5302.pdf

13. The National Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy (updated 2003, August). Facts on Abstinence, cited September 26, 2002, from http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/teens/avoid/abstinence/absfacts.asp

14. What You Need to Know About Women's Health (updated 2003, August). Contraceptive Effectiveness, cited September 22, 2003, from http://womenshealth.about.com/library/weekly/aa102699.htm

15. The Nemours Foundation (updated 2003, July). Birth Control Methods: How Well Do They Work?, cited August 21, 2003, from http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/bc_chart.html

16. The National Physicians Center For Family Resources (issued 2001, March). High Cost of Adolescent Sex: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, cited October 16, 2002, from http://www.physicianscenter.org/positions_sex.asp

17. The Nemours Foundation (updated 2003, July). Birth Control Methods: How Well Do They Work?, cited August 21, 2003, from http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/bc_chart.html

18. The Nemours Foundation (updated 2003, July). Birth Control: Birth Control Pill Protection Against STDs? cited August 21, 2003, from http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_birth.html

19. The Nemours Foundation (updated 2003, July). Birth Control: Depo-Provera How Well Does it Work? cited August 21, 2003, from http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_depo.html

20. Ibid.

21. Ibid.

22. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (updated 1999, July). An Introduction to Sexually Transmitted Diseases, cited July 7, 2002, from http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/stds/

23. Tracking the Hidden Epidemics: Trends in STDs in the United States 2000, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2000), Pg. 1.

24. Facts in Brief. Teen Sex and Pregnancy: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, The Alan Guttmacher Institute (2002), Pg. 3.

25. Ibid.

26. Tracking the Hidden Epidemics: Trends in STDs in the United States 2000, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2000), Pg. 1.

27. Ibid, Pg. 15.

28. Ibid, Pg. 3.

29. Ibid, Pg. 15.

30. Tracking the Hidden Epidemics: Trends in STDs in the United States 2000, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2000), Pg. 20.

31. Ibid, Pg. 6.

32. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (updated 2002, May). Gonorrhea, cited October 1, 2003 from http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdgon.htm

33. The Hope Pregnancy Center (updated 2003). Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), cited October 1, 2003 from http://www.hopepregnancy.com/std.html

34. Sexual Health Update Vol. 3: Medically Speaking. The Medical Institute for Sexual Health (1999).

35. Ibid.

36. The Westside Pregnancy Resource Center (updated 2001, December). Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Facts and Complications, cited September 22, 2003, from http://www.w-cpc.org/sexuality/std.html#pid

37. Ibid.

38. Ibid.

39. Ibid.

40. Facts in Brief. Teen Sex and Pregnancy: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, The Alan Guttmacher Institute (2002).

41. The National Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy (updated 2003, August). The Next Challenge: Guarding Against Complacency, cited October 1, 2002, from http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/reading/fact_sheets/complcnt.asp

42. Henshaw, S. (1998). Unintended Pregnancy in the United States: Incidence of Abortion. Family Planning Perspectives Vol. 30.

43. Facts in Brief. Teen Sex and Pregnancy: Abortion, The Alan Guttmacher Institute (2002).

44. Henshaw, S. (1998). Unintended Pregnancy in the United States: Incidence of Abortion. Family Planning Perspectives Vol. 30.

45. Doe v. Bolton, United States Supreme Court, 410 U.S. 179,192 (1973).

46. WebMDHealth (updated 2002, November 25). Mifepristone and misoprostol for abortion, cited September 4, 2003, from http://my.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/tw1291.asp

47. WebMDHealth (updated 2002, November 25). Abortion: What to think about, cited September 4, 2003, from http://my.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/tw2458.asp

48. Ibid.

49. WebMDHealth (updated 2002, November 25). Mifepristone and misoprostol for abortion, cited September 4, 2003, from http://my.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/tw2458.asp

50. Ibid.

51. WebMDHealth (updated 2002, November 25). Methotrexate and misoprostol for abortion, cited September 4, 2003, from http://my.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/tw1277.asp

52. Ibid.

53. WebMDHealth (updated 2002, November 25). Manual and vacuum aspiration for abortion, cited September 4, 2003, from http://my.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/tw1078.asp

54. Ibid.

55. Ibid.

56. WebMDHealth (updated 2002, November 25). Dilation and curettage(D&C) for abortion, cited September 4, 2003, from http://my.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/tw1469.asp

57. Ibid.

58. Ibid.

59. WebMDHealth (updated 2002, November 25). Dilation and evacuation (D&E) for abortion, cited September 4, 2003, from http://my.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/tw2462.asp

60. Ibid.

61. Ibid.

62. WebMDHealth (updated 2002, November 25). Induction abortion, cited September 4, 2003, from http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/18/4568

63. Ibid.