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Medically accurate information and access to reproductive healthcare promotes good family planning and prevents disease. We fund community programs to increase prevention education and access to clinical services.

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Success Stories

When young people know all the facts, they make better decisions. When you give them access, you empower then to act responsibly. These programs demonstrate how South Carolina can chart a better course for everyone, in just one generation.

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Facts and Statistics

  • Youths ages 15- 24 account for almost half of new sexually transmitted illnesses in South Carolina.1
  • Birth control is basic health care. 98% of American women have used it.2
  • Births to young mothers cost South Carolina taxpayers $156 million annually. This cost includes, among other things, public assistance for teen mothers and their babies. 3
  • Nationally, South Carolina ranks #2 in cases of Gonorrhea, #3 for Chlamydia1, #9 in AIDS case rates4, and #8 in pregnancies among 15 to 19 year olds.5
Sources:

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2006.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nov. 2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 12 Aug. 2008

2. Mosher, William D., Ph.D., et al. “Use of Contraception and Use of Family Planning Services in the United States: 1982-2002,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2004. Division of Vital and Health Statistics. 11 Aug. 2008.

3. Dauner, Kim. “SC County Economic Fact Sheets.” The Center for Health Services & Policy Research.  20 Feb 2008. The University of South Carolina. 11 Aug. 2008.

4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“Cases of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2006.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 12 Aug. 2008.

5. Child Trends.“Teen Birth Rates Ranked Lowest to Highest, 2005.” Child Trends. 2005. Child Trends. 14 Aug 2008.