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Virginity Pledgers More Likely to Engage in Risky Sexual Behavior Including Oral and Anal Sex
A new study released on March 18, 2005 in the Journal of Adolescent Health , by Hannah Brückner…
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Welfare Reform Reauthorization Well Underway in U.S. Congress
The United States Congress is closer than ever to reauthorizing the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)…
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U.S. Report to the Commission on Status of Women Illustrates Bush Administration’s Antagonism to Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The Commission on the Status of Women, the intergovernmental body at the United Nations responsible for promoting women’s…
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Consumer Reports Show Condoms to Be Reliable
Summary The February 2005 issue of Consumer Reports, the magazine of Consumers Union, an independent, nonprofit, consumer safety…
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Incoming Director of UNICEF a Threat to Young People’s Health
Ann Veneman, the former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, has been appointed the next executive director of the United…
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Evaluation Reveals Flaws in Texas’
A state-sponsored evaluation of Texas’ Title V programs completed in September 2004 and released this month, revealed an…
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President Bush Recycles Failed Judicial Nominees;
On February 14th, President Bush re-submitted 12 nominees who the Senate had previously failed to approve to fill…
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Well-Connected Abstinence Group Gets Federal Funding
Last fall, the Bush Administration’s Global AIDS program gave a grant to the abstinence-only-until-marriage group Children’s AIDS Fund…
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From Cartoons to Health Conferences:
The Bush administration is holding hands with Christian fundamentalists and attacking the mere mention of sexual orientation wherever…
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February 2005 Legislative Reports
2005 State Sexual and Reproductive Health Legislative Reports1 Accurate as of February 2005 Alabama Bill Would Ban Use…
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Access to Abortion Will Be Curtailed Even Further In 2005
In 2005, women in many states will have limited or no access to abortion. Advocates expect multiple states…
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Researchers Estimate Public Costs Associated with Restricting Teens’ Access to Confidential Health Services
A study in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine examines projected health consequences and…
