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Opponents Claim Teen Prevention Education Program Endangers Minors, Threaten Lawsuit
Gloucester County, NJ The Teen Prevention Education Project (Teen PEP) has come under fire by abstinence-only-until-marriage proponents at…
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SIECUS Applauds Iowa’s Refusal of Title V Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding
New York, NY – Today, Iowa became the 17th state to withdraw from the federal abstinence-only-until-marriage block grant…
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Committee Details Continued Racial Disparities in U.S. Reproductive Health Care
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN-CERD) recently concluded that reproductive health care in…
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Connecticut Considers Grants for Health Education
Discussions and debates on whether states should fund comprehensive health education have been common over the past years. In…
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New Committees Bring Potential for New Opportunities in the 110th Congress, Part 2
The 110th Congress began in January with the Democrats in control of both the House and the Senate. …
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Board Backs Birth Control Component of Biology Class
Park Ridge, IL Parents of a few Maine South High School Students are condemning the teaching of birth…
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Abstinence-only Education is Failing Us, Students and Public Officials Say
Cumberland County, NJ Teenagers from the county with the highest teen pregnancy rates in the state say that…
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District Opinions Divided on Future of Sex Education, Fear Loss of Local Control
Batesburg-Leesville, SC The Batesburg-Leesville area schools are considering replacing their current sex education with a fear-based, abstinence-only-until-marriage program…
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Arizona Becomes 16th State to Refuse Title V Abstinence-Only-Until Marriage Funding
New York, NY – On Friday, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano announced plans for the state to refuse federal…
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Marginally Successful Results of Abstinence-Only Program Erased by Dangerous Errors in Curriculum
Description: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of an abstinence-only-until-marriage program funded by the…
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Report Shows That Comprehensive Sexuality Education Holds the Most Promise for Preventing Teen Pregnancies, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Description: Emerging Answers 2007, authored by Dr. Douglas Kirby, a leading sexual health researcher, discusses what programs…
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Arizona Rejects Title V Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding
In January 2008, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano announced that the state would refuse federal Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage funding…
