A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO DECLARE WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018, “SOUTH CAROLINA TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION DAY” AND TO HONOR THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY, ITS PARTNERS WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND TRUSTED ADULTS. Whereas, teen pregnancies have farreaching consequences that adversely affect the health, education, and economic future of South and Carolina’s young people; Whereas, in 2016, 3,696 teen girls, ages fifteen to nineteen gave birth in our State; and Whereas, teen birth rates in South Carolina decreased by sixtyseven percent between 1991 and 2016; and Whereas, teen birth rates in South Carolina decreased by nine percent between 2015 and 2016, the lowest teen birth rate for girls ages fifteen to nineteen ever recorded in South Carolina; and Whereas, however, the progress in teen birth rate reductions that saved South Carolina taxpayers an estimated eightyfive million dollars in 2015 alone should not suggest decreases in investment and commitment to this issue; and Whereas, Carolina an “South Teen Pregnancy Prevention Day” is opportunity for parents, teen educators, program providers, faithbased organizations, local elected leaders, and statewide policymakers to work together to reduce and prevent teen pregnancy in the Palmetto State. Now therefore,
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO DECLARE WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018, “SOUTH CAROLINA TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION DAY” AND TO HONOR THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY, ITS PARTNERS WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND TRUSTED ADULTS. Whereas, teen pregnancies have farreaching consequences that adversely affect the health, education, and economic future of South Carolina’s young people; and Whereas, in 2016, 3,696 teen girls, ages fifteen to nineteen gave birth in our State; and Whereas, teen birth rates in South Carolina decreased by sixtyseven percent between 1991 and 2016; and Whereas, teen birth rates in South Carolina decreased by nine percent between 2015 and 2016, the lowest teen birth rate for girls ages fifteen to nineteen ever recorded in South Carolina; and Whereas, however, the progress in teen birth rate reductions that saved South Carolina taxpayers an estimated eightyfive million dollars in 2015 alone should not suggest decreases in investment and commitment to this issue; and Whereas, “South Carolina Teen Pregnancy Prevention Day” is an opportunity for parents, teen educators, program providers, faithbased organizations, local elected leaders, and statewide policymakers to work together to reduce and prevent teen pregnancy in the Palmetto State. Now therefore,
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