Part of the problem with partially hydrogenated soybean oil is the trans fat it contains. The other part relates to the health hazards of soy itself. And an added hazard factor is the fact that the majority of both corn and soybeans are genetically engineered.
Facts and Statistics about Teenage Abortion. Reports indicate that there are approximately 1 million teenagers in America that become pregnant each year. Of those, 78% are unintended. Of all the teenage women that become pregnant, 35% choose to have an abortion rather than bear a child.
In San Francisco, 288 babies were born to teen moms in 2006, for a rate of 18.9 per 1,000 teens. California's teen birthrate is still well below the peak of 70.9 births per 1,000 in 1991, and it also is below the national average today of 41.9 births per 1,000 teens. But public health officials throughout the Bay Area said part of the blame for the sudden increase statewide is complacency among themselves.