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Secret White House Meeting on Plan B
White House consultations are seldom, if ever, part of the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approval…
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CDC Censors Panel at the 2006 National STD Prevention Conference
Succumbing to political pressure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) censored critical public health perspectives on…
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States Legislative Sessions Draw to a Close
Summer marks the end of state legislative sessions across the country, and only one state, Wisconsin, has passed…
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Marriage Promotion for Refugees Living in the U.S.
On May 3, the Department of Health and Human Service’s Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced that…
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Chicago Public Schools Adopt Comprehensive Sexuality Education Policy
The Board of Education of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has taken a big step to standardize and…
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Brazil: An Inspiration and Model for HIV/AIDS Prevention
In some circles, Brazil is most commonly associated with its colorful and raucous Carnaval celebration, but among those…
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Congress Takes Aim at Crisis Pregnancy Centers
The Washington Post recently published an article stating that “millions of dollars in taxpayer funds have flowed to…
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Condom Interventions Do Not Lead to Earlier Sex, More Sex, or More Partners
HIV-prevention interventions that include information about condoms do not inadvertently lead to earlier sexual debut, more frequent sexual…
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South African Political Figures Trial Brings HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women to the Fore
Former South African Deputy President and presidential hopeful Jacob Zuma is on trial in the Johannesburg High Court…
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With New STD Statistics, State and Local Health Departments Are Instigating Change
State and local health departments across the country are reporting increasing teen pregnancy rates and soaring sexually transmitted…
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Rhode Island Department of Education Takes Stand Against Abstinence-Only Program
The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has prohibited a federally funded abstinence-only-until-marriage program from operating in Rhode…
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Nigeria to Outlaw Same-Sex Marriage
Nigeria’s government is planning to introduce legislation specifically banning same-sex relationships and marriages. The ban would include criminal…
