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The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision stripped women of the constitutional right to an…
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision stripped women of the constitutional right to an…
Comprehensive sex education works. Years of research show that it is much more effective than an abstinence-only approach at…
(RNS) — Half of the states set to ban abortion have no mandate that schools teach sex education. Only four require curricula to…
Nationwide, “safe haven” laws allow mothers to abandon newborn children and relinquish responsibility for parenting them. The…
This year, PLOS ONE celebrates its 15 year anniversary. Over this period the journal has published over a quarter of a million…
For more sex education resources, check out our Better Sex Ed guide. “So what’s going on with your vagina?” is a question my 6-ye…
For the first time in more than two decades, the controversial Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is slated to revise its…
It can be hard to convey the danger of abstinence-only sex ed programs, but a new set of trading cards is hoping to do exactly…
Lawmakers in many conservative-states have recently passed a tranche of far-reaching bills aimed at restricting abortion. Alex…
In the 46 years since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, perhaps no single month has witnessed more…
It took Cornell senior Maddie* three doctor’s visits to find a birth control option that worked for her. While trying to find…
Enlarge / Photo Taken In Thailand, Chon Buri (credit: Weeraya Siankulpatanakij / EyeEm | Getty Images) As state legislatures…
Abstinence-only proponent Valerie Huber will move to a new position in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS…
Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
Though both population growth and consumption have been identified as the two main factors fueling most of our global problems…
The Trump administration recently released its proposed budget for 2019 and, just like last year, it seeks to ensure that sex…
Several Planned Parenthood chapters and other groups are suing the federal government because they say their grants for sex…
Welcome to The Week in Reproductive Justice, a weekly recap of all news related to the hot-button issue of what lawmakers are…
Researchers say that programs advocating abstinence until marriage fail to get teens to delay sexual activity and also prevent…
Researchers say that programs advocating abstinence until marriage fail to get teens to delay sexual activity and also prevent…
Last week, HHS abruptly canceled two years and $213 million worth of grants meant to aid teen pregnancy prevention, stunning…
Photo by The People Speak!, Flickr CCSex education is a contentious subject in U.S. politics. Before Obama’s presidency, the…
Valerie Huber, a sexual abstinence propagandist and program coordinator, has been chosen by the Trump regime to be the chief of…
Inevitably, with the announcement of The March for Science on Earth Day, April 22nd of this year, come the inevitable naysayers…
Before passage of the Affordable Care Act (branded ‘Obamacare’), low-income people with HIV were trapped in a heinous Catch-22.
Some educators have figured out ways to operate outside the red tape.Continue reading on Pacific Standard »
As of this writing, there are 183,727 “fapstronauts” subscribed to r/NoFap, a subreddit dedicated to not masturbating. The top…
According to a new report from the CDC, the number of teenagers giving birth is at its lowest point in the last 15 years. In…
Over 90% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV. But squeamishness about sex and unsupported safety fears are threatening…
Over 90% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV. But squeamishness about sex and unsupported safety fears are threatening…
Is it reasonable to take middle-schoolers to a sex toy shop? Is it harmful to start teaching your toddler the word “vulva…
A new report from the Associated Press found that abortion rates have dropped by 21 percent since 2010 , and anti-abortion…
Texas state law requires an emphasis on abstinence over any other form of prevention in sexual education classes. …
I’ve written before about the abstinence-only problem in sex education. The short answer is it doesn’t work to promote…
States that prescribe abstinence-only sex education programs in public schools have significantly higher teenage pregnancy and…