How much do you wanna bet that, if I worked for Fox News, I could pass this video off as one of thier contraception pieces, and none of their viewers would be able to tell?
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But heres what Roberts didnt tell the we report, Free legal information you decide networks viewers: Teen pregnancy rates have plummeted in the citys public schools since it began expanding access to contraceptives.
Wouldnt be at all surprised to learn that the abortion rate among teens had also plummeted.
The teen pregnancy rate in New York City over the last decade, a statistic that city officials credit to teens expanded access to contraception.
At about 1:30 in the video segment below, Roberts announced the following:
Simple common sense.
Number of teenage girls in New York City who received the Morning After Pill in school is almost 24 times higher than originally reported. The New York Post writes almost 13,000 doses of Plan B were handed out by school nurses during the last school year in contrast to the 567 doses reported when the program was revealed iny city public schools Special Report Omits A Key Piece Of Information About Contraception In NYC Public Schoolsn September. Under New York law, minors do not need to get parental permission to receive contraceptives.
Naw, theyd probably hire Don Stark for their next host if I did that.
Think Progress also reported yesterday:
During the Political Grapevine segment of Special Report yesterday, host John Roberts reported that the New York City public school system had revealed a much greater use of the Morning After Pill than had previously been reported. The suggestion, of course,Insurance knowledge. was that the schools were covering up what a bunch of out-of-control sluts they had for students. Yet, Roberts iled to note that the greater usage of contraception has dramatically lowered teen pregnancies.