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ACLU, Advocates for Youth, and SIECUS Call on Government to Stop Funding Medically Inaccurate and Incomplete Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs
On April 26, 2007, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Advocates for Youth, and the Sexuality Information and…
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Studies Show Marriage Can Be a Risk Factor for Acquiring HIV
Two studies conducted in 2004 and recently published in the American Journal of Public Health discuss the growing…
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Day of Silence Participants Face Homophobic, Racist Graffiti
San Francisco, CA Students at South San Francisco High School faced homophobic, anti-Semitic, and racist graffiti as they…
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School Considers Revising Sexuality Education Program
Granville, Ohio School Board officials in Granville, Ohio are considering adding discussions of contraceptives to the sexuality education…
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Parents, Health Researchers Urge School Board to Adopt Comprehensive Curriculum
Pittsburgh, PA A group of 15 students, parents, and health researchers urged the Pittsburgh School Board to modify…
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SIECUS Applauds the Introduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Bill Would End Unfair Employment Practices that Discriminate Against LGBT Individuals New York, NY – Today, Representatives Barney…
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Statement of Joseph DiNorcia, Jr., President of SIECUS on the Supreme Court Ruling in Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood
New York, NY – Today is a dark day for all of us who place the health and…
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Study Shows Federal Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs are Ineffective in Delaying Sexual Activity among Young People
A study conducted by Mathematica Policy Research Inc. on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
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Federal Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Not Proven Effective in Delaying Sexual Activity Among Young People
Final Report on Federally Funded Programs Released Today NEW YORK, NY— After years of delay in its release,…
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Federal Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Proven Ineffective in Delaying Sexual Activity among Young People
After years of delay in its release, a federally supported evaluation of abstinence-only-until-marriage programs funded under the 1996…
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U.S. Supreme Court Rule Federal Abortion Ban Constitutional
On April 18, 2007, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision to reinstate a federal law banning…
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Mexico City Legalizes Abortion
On Tuesday, April 24th, the legislature of Mexico’s Federal District approved a bill (46–19) that would make abortion…
