"We face a serious public health challenge regarding the sexual health of our nation....doing nothing is unacceptable. If we are to meet this challenge, we must find common ground and reach consensus on the nature of these problems and their possible solutions, consistent with the best available science."
—Surgeon General David Satcher, June 28, 2001

• One out of two births are to single mothers.
• One out of six births are to teen mothers.
• 2002 number of legally induced abortions in New Mexico was 4865. Just over 1/3 of the abortions were obtained by women 20-24 years old.
• Birth rate was 14.8 in 2003.
• 48.5% of 2003 New Mexico live births were to single mothers.
• 2002 Abortions—33.6% were ages 20-24; 20.1% were ages 25-29; 20.9% were ages 15-19
• 2002 Abortions—14.7% were married; 84.7% were single
• Pregnancies of 2002:
      Live 27,708
      Abortions 4,865
      Fetal Deaths(<500 grams) 89
      Total 32,662

• 12 million Americans are infected each year with a sexually transmitted disease.
• The highest STD infection rate is among those in their teens and early twenties.
• 800,000 to 900,000 Americans are living with HIV, with one-third of them unaware that they are even infected.
• Unintended pregnancy accounts for nearly one-half of all pregnancies in the United States.
• Approximately 1/2 of all teen pregnancies end by abortion.
• An estimated 1.3 million abortions were performed in 2000.