It is estimated that 3 million women will die of AIDS during this decade. Total public dollars spent for contraceptive services fell by one-third between 1980 and 1990. More than 1 million teenage girls become pregnant each year. In 1992 there were 128,500 women with the HIV virus. 1 out of 8 women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in her life.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for African-American women.
Most women who get breast cancer have no identifiable risk factor. Sexually transmitted diseases cause more death and illness in women than AIDS does in men, women and children combined. 8 million girls and 5 million boys are sexually abused before they are 18., Or 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 8 boys before they are 18. Gay and lesbian teenagers are up to 3 times more likely to commit suicide than their heterosexual peers. Women have reported depression 3 times more often than men.