An appropriations bill passed by Congress last weekend is being hailed by public health advocates for ending funding for abstinence-until-marriage sex education and eliminating the ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs.
President Obama released his budget (pdf) on Thursday that eliminates funding for controversial abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education. The funding, initiated by a Republican Congress and President Clinton in 1996, has been heavily criticized as ineffective. In 2007, Minnesota opted out…
Government health officials testified Monday that rates of sexually transmitted diseases are rising, particularly among urban women, and that a proposed bill to increase funding for testing, treatment and education might stem the steady rise in rates and curb teen pregnancy. But, given the state’s budget woes and Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s ties to the religious right, the bill faces steep hurdles.
Would-be Vice President Sarah Palin, who announced today that her unmarried teenage daughter is pregnant, opposes sex-education programs in schools as a matter of principle. Washington Independent’s Ari Melber has the story.
Pro-choice activists rallied at the State Capitol rotunda on Tuesday in support of abortion rights and comprehensive sex education. The rally, part of Pro-Choice Lobby Day, drew the DFL leadership from both legislative bodies, along with activists and other legislators.…
Editor’s note: As we count down the final days of 2007, we look back at some of the most interesting or important stories Minnesota Monitor covered in the past year. Here’s the second in this ongoing series.
While 2007…
A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows that sex education delays sexual activities in teenagers. Released Wednesday, the data indicates classes help to convince teens to delay sex until after age fifteen.
Trisha Mueller, M.D.,…
The Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, & Parenting (MOAPPP), Advocates for Youth, Hennepin County, and Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS) are among a number of groups sponsoring “Let’s Talk Month,” a national campaign to encourage parents…
The University of Minnesota was rated as the best college in the nation at keeping its students informed about sex, according to a study sponsored by Trojan condoms.
Researchers surveyed schools in 11 categories, including availability of…
This is part two of a three-part series. Part one found here. Part three found here.
‘Every young person deserves to know they have the choice to be abstinent.’
Luis Galdamez, sharply dressed in a black suit and…
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