THE number of teenagers having abortions in north- east Essex is increasing.
Government figures show the number of unwanted teenage pregnancies in the area is up by 24 per cent.
The study records 213 unwanted teenage pregnancies across north-east Essex in 2007.
- More in today's Gazette
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