More teenagers getting pregnant
( 2003-12-24 16:22) (China Daily)
More and more teenagers are becoming pregnant, Shanghai Morning Post reports.
An official with the Shanghai Municipal Population and Family Planning
Commission said that the number of induced abortions among teenagers at local
hospitals this year had increased roughly 20 to 30 per cent over last year.
The youngest was only 13 year old, said the official who asked not to be
named.
The paper cautioned parents that they should pay more attention to the
physical situation of their children.
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