National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

The Bedsider Campaign and a Sexist Defense of Herman Cain

November 21, 2011 - 9:51am (Print)

Sarah Brown, the CEO of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy about their new Bedsider campaign. Also, health care reform is going in front of the Supreme Court and Herman Cain’s defenders are turning to old-fashioned sexism to defend him.

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Finally Some PSAs About Sex; A Closer Look at the New Bedsider Campaign

by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check

November 14, 2011 - 2:14pm (Print)

I take a closer look at the Bedsider Campaign which launched last week with PSAs, a website, and other tools to help young people (ages 18-24 specifically) use contraception and avoid unplanned pregnancy. The ads are fun but is the website too light on STI information and too hard on condoms?

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The Toll of Foster Care

by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

September 23, 2009 - 10:37am (Print)

Carrying the burden of childhood abuse and neglect, these girls and women present a greater, specific challenge to those who work to prevent teen pregnancy.

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