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House Democrats Introduce Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act
Representative Tim Ryan (D-IL), who opposes abortion rights, and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), who supports abortion rights, and…
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Representatives Question Abstinence-Until-Marriage Funding Requirement
On September 6, 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform held a hearing, led by…
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CREW Requests IRS Review of Abstinence Clearinghouse
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) recently requested an IRS review of two nonprofit organizations, the…
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Growing epidemic of HIV/AIDS among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) In Asian-Pacific Countries
A recent report produced by The Foundation for AIDS Research’s (amfAR’s) Therapeutics Research, Education, and AIDS Training in…
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A Close Vote on Sexuality Education in the Senate
On July 25, 2006, the full United States Senate voted on an amendment which would have invested in…
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South Carolina Comprehensive Sexuality Education Program Successfully Lowers Teen Pregnancy Rate
A comprehensive sexuality education program in Bamberg County, SC has effectively reduced the county’s teen pregnancy rate. The…
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FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Access to Plan B for Women 18 Years and Older; Young Women Still Require Prescription
In what sexual and reproductive health and rights advocates consider to be a major victory for women’s health,…
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Senators Agree: No Increase for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding
On July 20, 2006, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2007 Labor, Health and Human Services,…
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Depressed Teens More Likely to Engage in Risky Sex
A study published in the July 2006 issue of the medical journal Pediatrics found that teenagers who suffered…
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Missouri Gives Tax Credits for Crisis Pregnancy Centers
On July 11, 2006, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt (R) signed into law the Pregnancy Resource Center Tax Credit…
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SIECUS Releases New Edition of State Profiles
On July 19, 2006, SIECUS released the latest edition of the SIECUS State Profiles: A Portrait of Sexuality…
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Study Shows Male Circumcision in Sub-Saharan Africa May Help Prevent Spread of HIV
According to an analysis published on July 10, 2006 in the Public Library of Science Medicine Journal ,…
