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Teenage pregnancy expert bemoans lack of contraception education

January 21, 2010, St. Petersburg Times

So many Florida girls are getting pregnant, the state ranks sixth in the nation for teen pregnancy.

That might not be the case, says an expert in field, if more young people were taught about contraception.

"While the adults are arguing about abstinence, our teenagers are getting pregnant," says Dr. Carol Cassell, an author, researcher and social scientist who will be in the Tampa Bay area next week to speak at fundraisers for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida.