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We Can Do Better

Despite improvements during the last decade, reproductive health outcomes for teens in Oregon and the U.S. lag far behind those in other industrialized countries.*

Teen Pregnancy Rate

Teen Birth Rate

Teen Abortion Rate

We can do better.

To address these serious public health issues, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon— in coalition with state and local organizations, healthcare professionals, clergy, parents and youth — has successfully launched an initiative called The New 3Rs: Rights, Respect, Responsibility.

The New 3Rs is dedicated to helping youth develop healthy sexual attitudes and behaviors. This is accomplished by working directly with youth while also helping adults be supportive, available, and prepared to communicate with the young people in their lives.

* These graphs reflect the most current data available for each country for the year indicated. Sources: Oregon Department of Human Services, Center for Health Statistics; Family Planning Perspectives, 2000; 32(1): 14-23; Center for Disease Control Prevention; Rademakers, J. Abortus in Nederland 1993-2000. StiSan, Heemstede 2002; U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics, National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity, Guttmacher Institute, September 2006.

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