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Latest PEPFAR Report Maintains Abstinence Until Marriage Promotion is at the Forefront of U.S. HIV-prevention Initiatives Worldwide
On Wednesday, February 8, the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator released its second annual report on the…
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Women Sue Wal-Mart over Access to Emergency Contraception
On the heels of a recently filed lawsuit and a directive issued by Massachusetts’ state Board of Registration…
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HHS Releases Extreme Version of Abstinence-Only Programs
On January 26, 2006 the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new funding…
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Working Paper on Pregnancy – and HIV/STD – Prevention Programs Shows Positive Impact
Family Health International (FHI) recently published a working paper, Impact of Sex and HIV Education Programs on Sexual…
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U.S. Officials Travel to Africa Bearing the Anti-Sexual Health Message of U.S. Foreign Policy
U.S. Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and First Lady Laura Bush both traveled to Africa this winter, visiting key…
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Tampa Schools Reviewing Abstinence-Only Speakers
In Tampa , Florida , Hillsborough County School District officials are beginning to reexamine the supplemental speakers who…
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Society for Adolescent Medicine Denounces Abstinence-Only as Medically and Ethically Indefensible
In a new position paper, the Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM) examined federal abstinence-only-until-marriage policy and determined that…
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Sauerbrey Appointed: Advocates Await First Acts and Replacement at the United Nations
On January 4 th , with Congress in recess, President Bush appointed Ellen Sauerbrey as Assistant Secretary of…
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Californians Overwhelmingly Support Comprehensive Sexuality Education
A survey released by the Public Policy Institute of California on January 5, 2006 found overwhelming support among…
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Bush Judicial Nominations Watch
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.— Nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court October 31, 2005. Senate Judiciary Hearing held January…
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On World AIDS Day: the European Union and United States Emerge on Opposite Sides of the HIV-Prevention Debate
The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day, Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise, encouraged governments to reevaluate their…
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Ryan White CARE Act Expires: Reauthorization, Funding Status to be Determined
The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act expired on September 30, 2005. Programs will continue to…
