Can statutory rape laws be effective in preventing adolescent pregnancy?

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Donovan, Patricia ^a  

^a Alan Gultmacher Institute   (United States)

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3. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P. L. 104-193, section 402 (a) (1)(A)(v) and section 906 (b)(1).
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11. Ibid.
12. Ibid.
13. Michael M. v. Sonoma County Superior Court, 450 U. S. 464 (1981).
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15. M. Males and K. S. Y. Chew, 1996, op. cit. (see reference 1).
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18. Ibid.
19. "Partnership for Responsible Parenting, Governor's Initiative, 1996-97," Apr. 1, 1996.
20. Assembly Bill 1490, chaptered 1996 at 789, ammending section 261.5 of the California Penal Code.
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22. Ibid.
23. L. Burt, Florida State Senate, personal communication, Sept. 20, 1996.
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53. M. M. Wilson, 1996, op. cit. (see reference 48).
54. V. S. Navarro, California Civil Liberties Union, personal communication, July 29, 1996.