| Annual UNAIDS Report Opposes Abstinence-Only Approach to Young People’s HIV Prevention |
| In May, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) released its annual report, 2 0 06 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic: A UNAIDS 10 th Anniversary Special Edition, in preparation for a United Nations high level meeting to review the Declaration of Commitment on AIDS (2001). The report ... |
| House Appropriations Committee Approves Level Funding for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs; Denies President’s Requested Increase |
| On June 13, the House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2007 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) spending bill by voice vote. The Labor-HHS bill—which was approved by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies the previous week—includes $454.6 billion in mandatory spending ... |
| Former FDA Commissioner Testifies; He Expected Decision on Plan B by Now |
| Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Lester Crawford stated last month in a deposition that even though he delayed a decision on Barr Laboratories' application for nonprescription sales of its emergency contraceptive Plan B, he expected that the application would be approved or denied within six to nine months. ... |
| Guarantee of Medical Accuracy in Sex Education Act Introduced in the House |
| In an effort to ensure that our nation's young people are receiving medically accurate information in human development and sexuality classes, Representatives Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Jim Moran (D-VA), along with 23 other cosponsors, recently introduced the Guarantee of Medical Accuracy in Sex Education Act (the GMA; HR 5598). The ... |
| The FDA Approves Use of HPV Vaccine |
| On June 8, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted 13-0 to approve sales of Gardasil, a vaccine designed to prevent certain strains of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) known to cause genital warts and/or cervical cancer.1 HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the U.S. ; an ... |
| Vatican Condemns Abortion, Contraception, and In Vitro Fertilization |
| On Tuesday, June 6, the Vatican issued the first sweeping statement on the issues of abortion, same-sex marriage, in-vitro fertilization, and contraception during Pope Benedict XVI's papacy. The 57-page document, called Family and Human Procreation, was written by the Vatican 's pontifical Council for the Family. The document states that, ... |
| Youth Survey Present Mixed Picture of Sexual Behaviors |
| On June 8, 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).
The survey is done at the national, state, and local level every two years among high school students in the United States. In addition to questions about sexual behaviors, the YRBS ... |
| At the United Nations, the U.S. Once Again Opposes the Role of Evidence in HIV Prevention |
| From May 31 through June 2, high-level government officials convened at the United Nations to review global progress in living up to promises made in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS in 2001. People living with HIV/AIDS, advocates, and concerned experts expected these leaders to generate a new document that ... |
