Planned Parenthood on campus

To address the fact that Roosevelt High School has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the vast Los Angeles school district, the school nurse brought Planned Parenthood on campus. Though the clinic does not offer the morning after pill or abortions, the partnership has not been popular with the community's churches. "About 40 percent of the visits to the clinic today are for birth control, while the rest are for physical exams, routine care and immunizations." Read the full story on Boyle Heights Beat.

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