End welfare debate targets unwed mothers and adoption plan
A conservative plan argues to abolish new welfare enrollments while maintaining existing benefits and stressing out of wedlock birth reduction through adoption or abortion. Critics say linking welfare to birth trends ignores broader causes like economics, education, and employment opportunities.
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HMOs and Fee-For-Service Care Tie on Elderly Outcomes
Elderly patients in health maintenance organizations recover as well as those in traditional fee for service care for chest or joint pain, a federally funded study reports in the Journal of the American Medical Association. While HMO patients were more often given medications and physician visits for joint pain, they were less likely to see specialists or have progress monitored, prompting cautious optimism about equal outcomes but concerns about full pain relief.
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Woman stops for turtle, fined on highway
Patty Benton halted a pickup on a busy highway to rescue a turtle and was ticketed $60 for unlawfully stopping. Her daughter Ashley urged against harming the creature, and the turtle was released back into the river.
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Teens regret having sex too young poll
New York based poll finds a majority of sexually active teens wish they had waited longer. Among 503 ninth to twelfth graders, 54 percent who had intercourse say they should have waited, with AIDS and pregnancy cited as concerns.
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Roper
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Sexuality Information and Education Council of the
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Roper Starch
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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