New UK Abortion and STD Statistics: 1 in 5 Babies Killed; Teen STD Rates
Doubled 600 babies a day are aborted - only 300-a-year are placed for
adoption

LONDON, March 31, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The UK's newly released
abortion figures reveal that more than one in five children there dies
from abortion. The Office for National Statistics report also revealed
that the number of childless women over 40 has risen dramatically, while
the UK birth rate is the lowest ever.

Patrick Cusworth, spokesman for UK's pro-life group Life, told the UK
Mirror, "It's ironic that while 600 babies a day are aborted - only
300-a-year are placed for adoption."

The report also revealed that the sexually transmitted disease rate among
teens in the country has skyrocketed. In the period from 1991 to 2001, the
STD rate has doubled from 669,291 in 1991 to 1,332,910 in 2001. The
prevalent STD is Chlamydia, followed by Gonorrhea.

The authors of the report blame the soaring rates on promiscuous sexual
behaviour.

Read related LifeSiteNews.com coverage of the UK's Dr. Trevor Stammers
report to the British Public Health Laboratory Service, in which Stammers
asserts that "Contraception as the cornerstone of sexual health promotion
for adolescents has manifestly failed," at:
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2000/dec/00121502.html

Also see "UK Sex-Ed Backfire: Survey Reveals Increased Pregnancy Rates in
Teens Subjected to Program," at:
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/mar/04031505.html

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