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Binge Drinking And Abortions Rising In UK
More and more teenage girls say they might have lost their virginity after getting drunk. Indeed newspaper reports say that the number of abortions has soared to make Britain the termination capital of Europe. Also, as per the study, drinking to excess is increasing in either sex in the country.
Researchers from University College London examined the alcohol consumption and sexual activity of almost 25,000 individuals aged 16 to 44 over a ten-year period.
They found that women who drank in excess – more than 14 units a week – were 1.8 times more likely to have taken emergency contraception such as the morning after pill at least once over the last year.
They were also 1.4 times likelier to have had at least one abortion in the last 18 months, according to the study published in the Journal of Public Health.
The number of young girls who blame drink for losing their virginity has risen from 2.4 per cent in the 1940s to 6.4 per cent today.
And official statistics show that the total number of abortions has soared in a generation to reach the highest level in Europe, with around 200,000 now carried out every year in England and Wales.
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