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    The proportion of pregnancies (to girls under age 15) ending in birth decreased in the 1970s, remained at about one-third through the early 1980s, then began increasing in the mid-1980s so that throughout the 1990s over 40 percent of pregnancies to girls under 15 ended in birth.

    The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (1999). Special report: U.S. teenage pregnancy statistics with comparative statistics for women aged 20-24. New York: Author.

    Just the Facts (October 2000) – Page 28

    Pregnancy Outcomes, Girls under Age 15 (AGI)

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