YES - Julia Millington, political director, ProLife Alliance
Yes, we hope so. And for the better. Ruth Kelly's own experience as a mother should stand her in good stead. We hope she will adopt a holistic approach to sex education, alerting young people to the dangers of casual sex.
Current government programmes appear to be having the opposite effect.
The number of teenage pregnancies, abortions and sexually transmitted infections continue to rise rapidly in this age group. Abortion statistics in 2003 showed the highest increase among teenagers. The number of abortions by under-15s rose by 8.9 per cent in just one year.
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