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Study Shows Condom Effectiveness against Chlamydia and Gonorrhea May Have Been Underestimated
Summary A study published in the June issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine evaluates the relationship…
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SIECUS and Partners Host Summit for State Advocates
SIECUS, along with Advocates for Youth (AFY) and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), hosted a conference…
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Bush Orders Easing of Travel Restrictions on HIV-Positive Foreigners
On December 1st, World AIDS Day, President Bush issued an executive order to the Secretary of State that…
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UNAIDS Report: Lack of Comprehensive Prevention Knowledge among Young People Contributes to Increase in HIV in PEPFAR Focus Countries
On November 21, the Joint United Nations Program on AIDS (UNAIDS) released its annual update on the global…
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Center for Reproductive Rights Can Subpoena White House
Judge Viktor Pohorelsky, a federal judge for the second circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, has granted…
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Measures Supporting Same-Sex Unions in South Africa and Mexico
On November 30, South Africa became the first country in Africa, and the fifth worldwide, to legalize same-sex…
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Proposed Constitutional Amendment Continues Polands Assault on Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Over the past several decades, Polish women’s ability to access sexual and reproductive health services and exercise reproductive…
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Bush Administration Appoints Anti-Choice, Anti-Contraception, Anti-Sexuality Education Doctor to Head U.S. Family Planning Program
The Bush administration recently appointed a new chief of family planning programs at the Department of Health and…
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New GAO Report Documents Failure of Oversight for Federally Funded Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs
On November 16, the non-partisan Government Accounting Office (GAO) released a new report detailing evidence that the federal…
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Research Finds Americans Favor Comprehensive Sexuality Education Over Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs
“Public Opinion on Sex Education in U.S. Schools,” a new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania…
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SIECUS Releases New Reviews of Commonly Used, Federally Funded Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Curricula
As part of its Fourth Annual “Back to School” briefing, held October 4, 2006, the Sexuality Information and…
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World Bank Report Says Abstinence-Until-Marriage Messages Alone Are Ineffective
On September 16, 2006, the World Bank released its annual development report. This year’s report, titled World Development…
