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Montgomery County, MD Cancels Controversial Sexuality Education Program
After conservatives both locally and nationally staged an all-out campaign against the Montgomery County, MD school system’s revised…
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Communities Fighting Back Against Kansas Hate Group
The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, KS is well-known for its protests against organizations and groups supporting gay,…
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Senate Votes In Favor of the World’s Women and Against the Global Gag Rule
On April 5 th , under the leadership of Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), the Senate voted 52-46 to…
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South Carolina-Based Heritage Community Services Expanding their Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Program Domestically and Internationally
As part of a worrisome trend of abstinence-only-until-marriage programs expanding beyond their own state’s borders, the South Carolina-based…
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U.S. Government Appropriating the Uganda Success Story, New Human Rights Watch Report Reveals
A new report by Human Rights Watch documents how the U.S. government has affected HIV/AIDS-prevention efforts in Uganda,…
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Debate Continues Surrounding Kansas Attorney General’s Subpoena for Medical Records: Women’s Right to Privacy at Forefront
In 2004, Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline (R) issued a subpoena for the complete, unedited medical records of…
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New Study Says Comprehensive Sexuality Education is Needed to Address Growing Number of Young Teens Having Oral Sex
New research published in Pediatrics found that 20% of 9 th graders surveyed have engaged in oral sex.…
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Workplace Religious Freedom Act: Civil Rights Protection or Harmful Discrimination?
The Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2005 (WRFA) (S. 677, H.R. 1445) would revise and expand the existing…
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One Hundred Forty-Five Organizations Ask HHS to Fix Inaccurate, Fear-Based Website
On April 1, one hundred forty-five organizations asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to…
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CA Marriage Law Ruled Unconstitutional
On March 14, 2005, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer ruled that withholding marriage licenses from…
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Judge Rules Pharmacist Violated Code of Ethics – Shines New Light on Pharmacist Refusal Debate
Instances of individual pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions for family planning and emergency contraception continue to occur throughout…
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SIECUS Releases Fiscal Year 2004 Edition of State Profiles
On March 23, SIECUS released the 2004 Edition of State Profiles: A Portrait of Sexuality Education and Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage…
