| Recent California Legislation Supports Sex Ed |
| On October 13, 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law AB 629, the Sexual Health Education Accountability Act.1 This law strengthens existing California law, which states that if taught in schools, sexual health education must be medically accurate, age appropriate, and free of bias. Existing California law also states ... |
| Fiscal Year 2008 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill Moves Through Congress;President Vetoes Bill that Includes $28 Million Increase for CBAE |
| On October 23, 2007, the Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) spending bill (HR 3043) by a vote of 75–19. Similar to the bill that passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee in June, the bill included a decrease ... |
| Birth Control Critic and Former Director of Family Research Council Appointed to Oversee Title X Family Planning Program |
| Family planning advocates are denouncing the recent appointment of Dr. Susan Orr as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs (DASPA). The DASPA oversees Title X, the nation’s family planning program, which provides high-quality family planning and preventive health care services to over 5 million low-income individuals annually, helping to ... |
| UN Releases New Financial Resources Report for HIV/AIDS |
| On September 26, UNAIDS released a report, entitled Financial Resources Required to Achieve Universal
Access to HIV, Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support, that estimates the amount of resources needed to effectively respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis. The report asks international donors to quadruple spending on |
| International Human Rights Case Targets Teen STAR Program in Croatia |
| On October 10, 2007 the first international legal challenge to an abstinence-until-marriage program was filed with the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) against the state of Croatia. The ECSR monitors whether or not states are in compliance with their human rights obligations under the European Social Charter, an international ... |
| New York Upholds Law Concerning Contraceptive Access and Rights |
| On October 1, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down a request to review a New York state court decision that requires insurance companies to include contraceptive coverage in drug benefit packages. The request to review the decision was made by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany and eight ... |
