WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Programs teaching U.S. schoolchildren to abstain from sex have not cut teen pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases or delayed the age at which sex begins, health groups told Congress on Wednesday.

The Bush administration, however, voiced continuing support for such programs during a hearing before a House of Representatives panel even as many Democrats called for cutting off federal money for so-called abstinence-only instruction.

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Carme Chacon - Spain's Minister of Defense is 7 months pregnant and has the opportunity to take her 16 weeks paid leave that Spain offers. Some are now wondering if she should go ahead and take these 4 months off - considering she has one of the most important jobs in the country.

The message is coming through loud and clear from women entering our Give the Gift of Giving Contest – get tested! From mammograms to sexually transmitted diseases to pregnancy testing for Downs Syndrome, entrants vying for the $2,500 gift card said they felt it was the best health advice they’ve received.

Elizabeth shared her story about declining the blood-screening test for Downs Syndrome while she was pregnant:

Ashlee Simpson is pregnant and plans to get married next month at a private residence in Southern California, a source close to her family tells PEOPLE.

Simpson, 23, is engaged to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, 28, who initially blasted pregnancy rumors as a "witch hunt."

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rocker Pete Wentz on Monday denied that his fiancee, pop star Ashlee Simpson, is pregnant as reported in celebrity magazines days after they announced their engagement, according to a story on MTV.com.

Earlier in the day, Us and OK! magazines published stories on their Web sites claiming Simpson was pregnant. OK! went so far as to say the baby was due in October.

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MONDAY, April 14 (EmpowHer's HealthDay News) -- Teen pregnancy rates in the United States declined from 1990 to 2004, as did the number of abortions, while the number of pregnancies among unmarried women increased slightly during that period. Those findings are contained in a report -- "Estimated Pregnancy Rates by Outcome for the United States, 1990-2004" -- released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

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