Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Texas: Implications for Policy and Practitioners
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House Attempts to Revive Failed Community-Based Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Will Neville-Rehben, Advocates for Youth December…
Congress Resurrects Community-Based Abstinence Education Program; Slashes Funding for HIV Prevention Education
In the waning days of the 2011 calendar year, Congress passed the…
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Refuses to Remove Emergency Contraception Age Restrictions Despite Overwhelming Support and Evidence
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius shocked women’s…
SIECUS Condemns HHS Override of FDA Decision to Lift the Age Restriction and Make Emergency Contraception Available Over-the-Counter for All Women
For Immediate Release Contact: Jen Heitel Yakush December 7, 2011 202.265.2405 / jyakush@siecus.org …
World AIDS Day 2011: Getting to Zero by Creating the First-Ever Sexually Healthy Generation
For Immediate Release Contact: Jen Heitel Yakush December 1, 2011 202.265.2405…
Online Dating Behaviors: Recent Social Science Research in the News
Source: Stephanie Rosenbloom, “Love, Lies, and What They Learned,” New York…
Increases in Throat and Mouth Cancers Linked to HPV Infection
Summarized with assistance from Shannon Ingram, SIECUS Program Research Intern Source:…
Real Education for Healthy Youth Act Introduced Outlining New Vision for Federal Sex Education Policy; Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Legislation Introduced
Two stalwart champions of comprehensive sexuality education, Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and…
Wisconsins Senate Passes Measure to Repeal Comprehensive Sex Education
In a vote of 17–15, the Wisconsin Senate passed legislation to repeal…
New Endeavor in Michigan Hospitals Focuses on Evidence-Based Childbirth Practices to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes
Data reported in early November on a new Michigan project reveals promising…
Medical Schools Lack Instruction on LGBT Health
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association…