Abortion in Brazil

Pope Benedict is currently touring Brazil. David Willey Rome correspondent for the BBC has put together a diary. Day 3 refers to pregnancy rates and views of abortion in today's Brazil. One of the statistics is relevant to our discussions on population. Almost a third of Brazilian school girls aged 14 - 17 are out of school because they are pregnant. Think about the factors influencing such a figure, role of the church and increasing secularism - can you think of others ?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6645057.stm