DOCUMENT RESUME ED.245 146 CG 017 516 TITLE Teen Parents and Their Children: Issues and Programs. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session. INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. PUB DATE 20 Jul 83' NOTE 205p.; ,Some pages are marginally legible due to small print. AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MFOI Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Adolescents; *Child Welfare; Contraception; *Early Parenthood; Government Role; Hearings; Illegitimate Births; Parent Role; Pregnancy; Pregnant Students; *Prevention; Program Descriptions; Secondary Education; *Sex Education; *Sexuality; Youth Problems IDENTIFIERS Congress 98th ABSTRACT This document presents testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearings on teen parents and their children. The opening statement is presented, giving an overview of the problem of teenage pregnancy and parenthood and the negative short- and long-term cOnsecniences for the teens, their babies, their families, and society at large. Statements from witnesses are given including those of Dr. Wendy Baldwin, Center for Population Research; Dr. Effie Ellis, a health consultant; Judith E. Jones, Center for Population and Family Health, Columbia University; Elizabeth A. McGee, National Child Labor committees Maurice Weir, . Cities-in-Schools, Inc., Washington, D.C. and Edward A. Wynne, University of Illinois. Additional prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials are included. Statistics on teenage sexuality and pregnancy, abortion, and contraception are highlighted. The effects of early parenthood on the education, health, and life Satisfaction of the teenage mother and father are discussed, as well as the impact on their parents and society. The special risks of the children of teenage parents are described. The prevention of pregnancy and the responsibility of the family, school, church, government and society are emphasized. Thee need for sex education before the teenage years is noted, and the relationship of early sexuality to suicide, drug abuse, youth homicide and other problems is discussed. (JAC) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. ,* ****************************c****************************************** TEEN PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN: ISSUES AND PROGRAMS BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES HOUSE OF11,EPIWENTATIVES NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION HEARING FIELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON JULY 20, 1983 Printed for the use of the _ Select Committee on Children. Youth, and Faniilfea U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION _NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) XThis dOeUrnent has been reproduced as received free, the persoh or organization originating it. Minor changes haVe been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opiniohs stated in this docu mentdo not necessarily represent Official hilE pOSition or policy. o H.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE CD 2T-505 0 WASHINGTON : I964 C.) For sale by the Superintendent o?Documents. LIS. Government Printing Office Washington. b.C. 20402 2 SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES GEORGE MILLER,California, Chairman VqLLIAM LEHMA.N, I.1orida DAN ilARRIOTT, Utah- PATRICIA SCHRCCD'ER; Colorado HAMILTON-FISH,JR.,New York 3.1NDY BOGGS,Ltuisiama DAN cogrs,Indiana WIKITCHEW_F'._MCHUGH-, New York THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia JERRY M. PAITERSON, California FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia BARBARA A. MIKUISKI, Maryland DAN BURTON, Indiana Th:11 WEISS. New York NANCY L. JOHNSON, Connecticut ANTI.ONY,JR.,Arkansas JOHN R. McKERIIAN,JR.,Maine- MICKEY LEI AND. Texas BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada BM/B./1.RA BoXhh' California SANDER VI_ LEVIN, Michigan BRUCE A. MORRISON, Connecticut J. ROY BOWUkND, Georgia GERRY SIKORSKI, Minnesota ALAN WHEAT, Missouri COMMITTEE STAFF ALANJ.STONE,Staff Director and Counsel ANN ROSEWATER,Deputy Staff Director CHRISTINE ELLIOTT- GROVES,Minority Staff Director CONTENTS Page Hearing noki in Washington, D.C., July 20, 1983 1 Statement of: Baldwin, Dr. Wendy, chief, demographic and behavioral sciences; Center for Population Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ., -8 Driscoll, Pat, director, Womanity, Walnut Creek, Calif 126 Ellis, Effie,_M.D., health consultant, quality of lid program, Department of Human Services, Chicago; health consultant, March of Dimes 100 Jones, Judith E., assistant director, Center for Population and. Family Health; -Columbia University at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York 112 McGee, Elizabeth A., director, economic self-sufficiency for teenage par- ents project, National Child Labor committee 80 Weir, Maurice, project director, Cities -in- Schools, Inc., Washington, DC 120 Wynne, Edward A., professor of education, College of Education, Univer- sity of Illinois 86 Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etc.: Baldwin, Dr: Wendy H., Ph. D.LChief, Social Demographer, Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch,Genter for Population Research, Na- tional Institute of Child Health and Ruman Development: "Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Behavior," article entitled 39 Letter from Chairman Miller, dated August 30, 1983 .. 163 "Percentage of never-married young people who have had sexual intercourse, bY-whether-they had had sexeducation;according to race and age, 1976 and 1979," (table and summary) 64 Prepared Statement of -13 Question submitted by Chairman George Miller, and response 165 Question submitted by Congresswoman Barbara Mikulgki and re- sponse 165 Questions submitted:by Congressman Dan Marriott and responses 164 Question submitted by Congressman William Lehman and response 165 "The Children of Teenage Parents," from Family Planning Perspec- tives, vol. 12; No 1; January/February 1980; article- entitled...., 50 "Trends in Adolescent Contraception, Pregnancy; and Childbearing," reprinted 'from Premature Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood; article entitled 22 Brandt, EdWard N., Jr, ASSiStant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human &rvices, prepared_ statement of 4 Driscoll, Patricia Walker,director, Womnity, Walnut Creek, Calif.: "Family Planning Expenditures In California," from Heartbeat, winter 1982, article entitled 131 Prepared sthlement of 157 "RX: Abstinence," by James H. Ford; M.D.; article entitled 135 "Teenage Pregnancy, Contraception and Abortion;" from Heartbeat, summer 1983, article entitled ---s' . 127 "Teen-Aid, from Heartbeat; summer 1983; article entitled 156 Ellis, Effie O'Neal, M.D., prevention strategies task force: Letter- from Chairman Miller, dated Aug. 30; 1983; requesting infor- mation 169 Letter to Chairman Miller, dated Sept. 28, 1983, enclosing additional testimony 169 Prepared statement of 102 t IV Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etc,Continued , Jones, Gordon-S., Executive Director of the United-Families-of America; "Family Planning Clinics: Cure or Cause of Menage Pregnancy?" Page article from Linacre Quarterly, May 1982 176 Prepared statement of 6 "The New Sex Education," article from The New Leader, Dec. 13, 1982 198 Jones, Judith Burns, assistant p_rolvssor_of_public health and director of the women's health and education divisioniif the center for Population and Family Health, faculty of Medicine; Columbia University in New York: ,,- Letter to Chairman Miller, dated October 7, 1983, enclosing responses to questions 166 Prepared statement of , 117 Londracke, Morton M.,article from the Washington Post entitled "Equealing Won't Do Any Goo" 174 McCarthy, Coleman, article from the Washington Post, January 16, 1982, entitled "'No, It's Morally Wrong" 173 McGee, Elizabeth A,, of the National Child Labor Committee: Letter from Chairman Miller, dated August 30, 1983, requesting in- formation 1e7 Letter to Chairman Miller, dated October 14, 1983, enclosing request- ed information 168 Prepared statement of 83 PaSchall, Eliza, "reaching Girls to Say 'No'," article from the Washing- ton Times , 172 Shriver, Eunice Kennedy, "To Fight Teen-age Pregnancy," from The New York Times, March 13, 1983, article entitled 171 Weir, Maurice E., Sr., director,_ Cities in Schools, Adolescent Health Center, adolescent vregnancy program, prepared statement of............: 124 Wynne, Edward A., professor, collcge of education, University of Illinois at Chicago, prepared statement of 90 3 TEEN PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN: ISSUES AND PROGRAMS WEDNESDAY. JULY 20. 1983 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; TASK FORCE -ON PREVENTION STRATEGIES, SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, Washington, D.C. The task force met, pursuant to call, at 10:05 -a.m, in room 2261; Rayburn House Office Building; Hon; William Lehman (chairman of the task force) presiding. Present: Representatives Lehman, Schroeder, McHugh, Mikulski, Weiss, Leland, Miller, Bliley; Wolf; McKernan; and Marriott Staff present: Alan J. Stone, staff director and counsel;_ Ann Rosewater, deputy staff director; Karabelle Pizzigati, _professional staff;Christine Elliott-Groves; _minority staff director; Donald Kline; senior professional staff; Onalee McGraw, professional staff; and Joan Godley, committee clerk. Mr. LEHMAN. Good Morning. We will