So, as it happens, does the Times and the Independent.
The Daily Telegraph doesn't. "The 150m campaign to reducepregnancies among young girls has been a failure," wrote reporter SarahWomack. "Official statistics show a rising number of girls under 14becoming pregnant."
Why the difference? Most papers reported the rate of teenage pregnancies- the number per thousand. But the Telegraph focused on the total numberof under-14s who became pregnant. This showed a slight rise from 334 to341. But because there are more girls of that age, it still means theoverall rate has fallen. Which Womack dismissed.
Womack's report gave prominence to the views of David Paton, a professorof economics at Nottingham University. She didn't mention that Paton isan active member of the Society for the Protection of the UnbornChild.
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