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National abstinence-only sex education

Congress introduces act to repeal abstinence-only sex education funding

This week Senator Frank Lautenberg and Representative Barbara Lee introduced the Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program...
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Playing politics with sex education: Did your Governor reject funds for comprehensive sex ed? Why?

Yesterday was the deadline for state Governors to indicate whether they plan to apply for up to $55 million in funding for comprehensive sex...
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American Academy of Pediatrics: 'The media have become one of the leading sex educators in the U.S.'

In a policy statement released yesterday, the American Academy of Pediatrics weighs in on Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media, calls for a...
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Care about sex education? Ask your Governor to reject Title V funds for abstinence-only programs

This month there's good news and bad news on the sex education front. The good news first: States are now in the process of applying for $55...
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The Abstinence Teacher: Sandra Bullock, Steve Carell to star in movie of Perrotta's Sex Ed novel

Sandra Bullock and Steve Carell are set to star in the film adaptation of Tom Perrotta's The Abstinence Teacher, according to a report at The...
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The future of federal funding for sex education: SIECUS follows the money in FY 2009 report

Federal funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education programs was slashed by at least $149 million in Fiscal Year 2009, according to a...
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A new era for sex education? Sexuality Information & Education Council of the U.S. tracks shift

This morning the Sexuality Information & Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) released the Fiscal Year 2009 edition of its SIECUS...
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Nat'l Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy: 'We have spent too much time arguing about abstinence'

Yesterday I reported on new data on teen sex from the National Survey of Family Growth, conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the...
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Teen Sex in the U.S.: National Center for Health Statistics says 43 percent 'sexually experienced'

Yesterday the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released Teenagers in the United States: Sexual...
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American Assoc. of Sexuality Educators Counselors Therapists on 'Sex Education in the Obama Years'

This week the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) holds its 42nd annual conference in Pittsburgh, June...
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