Tag: sex ed

"Prochoice.com" has been revealed as an anti-choice website, featuring misleading information about abortion

The LA Times profiles a young woman who educates her peers on birth control and STDs

The Supreme Court has changed since Sandra Day O'Connor left, and not in positive ways, suggests USA Today

The AP has reported that John McCain does not support a constitutional amendment banning abortion, though in fact, he does

Nationwide campaigns to reduce teen sex and STDs are faltering.  Experts say that the increase of abstinence-only education programs that disparage condom use may be to blame

Australia is considering lifting its own "global gag rule."  The U.S. and Australia are the only countries that provide development aid to other nations under the condition that the funds not be used for abortion services

The Huffington Post accuses Dave Reichert of overt sexism, using video as examples

Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination

A spike in teen pregnancy at Gloucester High School in Massachusetts has caused health officials to worry, and they are finally planning to address teen males' role in unintended pregnancy

An abstinence-only education organization has begun a nationwide campaign to lobby parents and officials to adopt abstinence-only programs in schools.  Comprehensive sex education supporters say the group's tactics are misleading

Virginia's attorney general will seek a full hearing before a federal appeals court on a recent law banning late term abortion.  A previous U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled the ban unconstitutional

Questionable behavior by Dave Reichert has been raised in the news lately.  First, analysis of a "joke" he told at the Republican Convention this past weekend involving Hillary Clinton

And possible abuse of campaign mailers that are paid for at taxpayers' expense

A spike in teen pregnancy at Gloucester High School in Massachusetts has caused health officials to worry, and they are finally planning to address teen males' role in unintended pregnancy

An abstinence-only education organization has begun a nationwide campaign to lobby parents and officials to adopt abstinence-only programs in schools.  Comprehensive sex education supporters say the group's tactics are misleading

Virginia's attorney general will seek a full hearing before a federal appeals court on a recent law banning late term abortion.  A previous U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled the ban unconstitutional

Questionable behavior by Dave Reichert has been raised in the news lately.  First, analysis of a "joke" he told at the Republican Convention this past weekend involving Hillary Clinton

And possible abuse of campaign mailers that are paid for at taxpayers' expense

In continued attempts to smear Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius, anti-choice group Operation Rescue has posted photos of her with embattled abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, along with misleading information about their relationship

A West Virginia reproductive rights group is launching an interesting emergency contraception education campaign -- asking young people to design a new ad for EC

A Chicago abstinence-only education program is being challenged by a mother who says that the materials are dangerously misleading and inadequate.  The program is called "A.C. Green's Game Plan Abstinence Program" after former NBA player A.C. Green

A pro-choice group in the state of Victoria, Australia, is asking Members of Parliament to decriminalize abortion, giving the government three options ranging from abortion only if the woman faces a health risk to abortion during any term of pregnancy

The student government of York University in Canada has decided to ban anti-choice groups from gathering to promote anti-choice views, suggesting that the groups are sexist in nature

U.S. News and World Report has more on anti-choice groups' attempts to create a domestic gag rule

Doulas in the Washington State Corrections Center for Women are offering help and advice to female inmates on pregnancy, birth, family planning and sex education.  It is believed to be the only such program in the nation

Parents in New York are protesting a Planned Parenthood-organized comprehensive sex education program that they say will encourage students to become sexually active.  The materials they object to actually promote healthy knowledge about the body, which the parents say will lead to exploration

The Kansas City Star urges Missouri governor Matt Blunt to resist pressure from anti-choice groups to call a special legislative session in which they hope to restrict abortion rights

Controversial Bush appointee Susan Orr, who was the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Population Affairs, has resigned.  She oversaw programs providing contraception to low-income women, though she had stated her opposition to the use of birth control

Peru is taking strides to improve healthcare for women, including birthing centers that will work with traditional indigenous ways of giving birth

Clinics in Missouri will provide the Gardasil vaccine at no charge to qualified patients, thanks to an $11 million grant

Another article takes aim at John McCain's choice record, bursting the "McCain is a moderate" bubble

RH Reality Check thoroughly debunks the alleged efficacy of abstinence-only education

Dave Reichert is listed as the least effective congress member from Washington State and ranks 401st out of the 439 House members overall by Congress.org

Meanwhile, Darcy Burner receives an endorsement from Earth Day founder Denis Hayes

In light of recent tension between second and third wave feminists, Courtney E. Martin urges feminists to have complex conversations about generational rifts, rather than engaging in reductive arguments

Minnesota lawmakers want to pass a bill providing comprehensive sex education in grades 7 to 12

Anti-choice doctors in Utah are protesting a decision by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that limits the use of "conscience clauses" in refusing to perform abortion or refer women to other providers

MSNBC reports that anal infections of HPV may be just as common as cervical infections, though the headline writer appears unable to rise above a 7th grade maturity level

Ellen Goodman writes about the increased globalization of surrogacy, noting concern over the treatment of surrogates from developing countries

Joe Conason, writing for Salon, points out inconsistencies in John McCain's rhetoric on abortion and contraception

Sarah Seltzer writes a revealing piece arguing that the New York Times Book Review is misogynist

Darcy Burner and her "Responsible Plan" is lauded in the UW Daily, while her opponent Dave Reichert is roundly disparaged

In an unusual story, a Reno man files a lawsuit to block Hillary Clinton's name from appearing on the ballot in Nevada.  His argument is that the use of male pronouns in the Constitution makes women ineligible to run for the presidency, which he hopes to change

An opinion piece by Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Thomas acknowledges that the "abortion battle increasingly is becoming one waged by affluent, white conservative men against poor, minority women"

The Houston Chronicle publishes an opinion piece by Peter Durkin, president and CEO of the area Planned Parenthood in support of comprehensive sex education

Nigerian women are becoming increasingly in danger of infection and death following risky abortions by untrained practitioners.  Though abortion is illegal in Nigeria, many women seek abortions from traditional healers, who are not trained to provide safe abortion services or care

Chile's Constitutional Court has decided to restrict access to emergency contraception, reversing prior legislation by President Michelle Bachelet.  Emergency contraception will still be available at pharmacies, and minors will not need parental permission, only a prescription.  Previously, access was widespread, with free distribution to teenagers 14 and older

Louisa Pyle blogs on the increasing lack of abortion education in medical schools

John McCain has managed to keep his views on abortion and contraception quiet enough that some pro-choice women are confused about his positions, says Amie Newman.  She points to his confusion over the use of contraception to prevent AIDS as one example of his bungled policies

SLOG writer Jonathan Golob on finding emergency contraception

Anti-abortion legislation moves forward in the Florida legislature.  One bill will require women to have an ultrasound before an abortion and the other would be an "unborn victims of violence" type act.  Critics say that both are designed to restrict reproductive rights

The Oklahoma House has passed an anti-abortion omnibus bill.  Among the legislation included are regulations on RU-486, conscience clauses for doctors, and an ultrasound requirement for women seeking abortions

The Senate will consider a bill targeting deceptive advertising by crisis pregnancy centers.  A similar bill was introduced in the House last summer

A survey of Florida teens yields frightening answers, among them that some teens believe drinking a cap of bleach will protect against HIV.  Florida lawmakers are urging the state to adopt comprehensive sex education

Frederick Clarkson blogs at the Daily Kos regarding the continued effects of anti-abortion terrorism

The House has passed improved PEPFAR legislation without the abstinence program provision

A Washington Post columnist reminds readers that Joycelyn Elders was a proponent of comprehensive sex education programs, which helps teens make healthier choices and gives them prevention options

CQ Politics believes that Christine Gregoire is in a good position to win over Dino Rossi in the governor's race.  The publication sees "no clear favorite" in the 8th district race between Darcy Burner and Dave Reichert, though Burner's fundraising skills are mentioned, as is Reichert's troublesome link to the Bush administration

NARAL Pro-Choice Washington intern Elizabeth Rockett published a letter to the editor in the Kitsap Sun

RH Reality Check takes a look at Crisis Pregnancy Centers and their use of misleading information as attempts to coerce women not to have abortions.  A CPC recently opened in Woodland, WA

The Kansas Health Department has refused to turn over private medical records subpoenaed by District Attorney Phill Kline, without which, Kline's case against Planned Parenthood could collapse

Operation Rescue attempts to sway a Kansas grand jury by launching an advertising campaign that questions the integrity of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller

A student writer at the College of William and Mary in Virginia wrote a compelling opinion piece about the rising cost of birth control across the country

Student columnists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham published an informative piece on HPV and Gardasil

The Tri-City Herald Editorial Board encourages parents to talk to their children about sex in light of the increase of STD infections

More on how the male contraceptive pill would work

There has been a spike in formal complaints by women of pregnancy bias in the workplace, suggesting that more women are now speaking up against the discrimination they face

AlterNet has an interesting piece about abstinence-only education and talking to teens about sex

An editor at the New York Times suggests that Hillary Clinton needs to distance herself from pro-choice activists in order to expand her support base

Meanwhile, Johann Hari laments the loss of strong women in Hollywood and the carryover into everyday life where women change themselves in order to be accepted.  The backlash against feminism, Hari says, has created situations where women disguise their skills and idolize unattainable beauty ideals