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Abortion Becomes Hot-Button Issue in Brazilian Presidential Election
On October 31, 2010, Brazil elected its first female president, Dilma Rousseff, with 56 percent of the vote.…
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Pope Benedict XVI Says Condoms a Lesser Evil When Preventing HIV
For the first time, the leader of the Catholic Church has indicated that condoms may be a moral…
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Center for Reproductive Rights Takes FDA to Court (Again) Over Emergency Contraception Access
Recent failings by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to comply with a court order regarding widespread…
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2010 Elections Show Mixed Results for Women and the LGBTQ Community
The Republican Party boasted striking victories in the 2010 midterm elections, including capturing control of the U.S. House…
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Governor-Elect Promises to Sign Same-Sex Civil Union Legislation in Hawaii
Hawaii’s governor-elect, Neil Abercrombie (D), who won the November 2 election with 58 percent of the vote, has…
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Read the Summer/Fall 2010 Issue of SIECUS Developments!
SIECUS Developments is the semiannual newsletter of SIECUS. Since 1964, SIECUS has been at the forefront of promoting…
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Large-Scale Survey Investigates the Sexual Behavior of Americans
In the largest nationally representative and comprehensive study on sexual behavior ever conducted in the United States, The…
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High-Profile Suicides of LGBTQ Youth Lead to Calls for Action, New Advocacy Efforts
A recent series of high-profile suicides by youth are believed to be the result of lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
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Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Failed Title V Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Program, Shift Funding to Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Recognizing the substantial body of research proving abstinence-only-until-marriage programs to be “ineffective in stopping or delaying teen sex,…
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Helena School District Moves Forward after Sex Education Controversy, Plans for Implementation
Nearly two and a half years since the process began to update and revise the school district’s health…
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New Jersey Family Planning Programs Lose $7.5 Million Dollars in State Funding
The final attempt to salvage $7.5 million in family planning funding that serves 58 programs in New Jersey…
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Washington, DC Residents to Receive HIV Testing at DMV
In response to the devastating rates of HIV in Washington, D.C., as well as the aim to reduce…
