sex-ed
The "Hocus Pocus" of Pregnancy and STI Prevention
by Amie Newman
March 4, 2010 - 3:06pm (Print)
A new report reveals that young adults are relying on magical thinking and misperceptions about contraception to the detriment of their well-being.
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Roundup: Public Option is Alive, National Sex-Ed Week of Action, Is Yaz Safe?
by Amie Newman
September 28, 2009 - 10:49am (Print)
Health care reform needs to result in affordable health insurance options, the death of the public option is highly exaggerated, teens acknowledge the National Sex-Ed Week of Action and the birth control pill known as Yaz is being criticized for its safety.
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Listen Up! Maternal Health, Purity Myths and Female Sexual Power on WBAI (and WBAI.org)
by Amie Newman
August 20, 2009 - 2:02pm (Print)
This Friday, August 21st from 1:00-2:00 pm EST, listen in as Jennifer Block, Jessica Valenti and Jaclyn Friedman talk to Women's Media Center's Tristan Aaron about taking care of pregnant and laboring mamas in this country, the big fail of abstinence-only programs and creating a culture of female sexual empowerment.
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North Carolina Closer than ever to Real Sex-education
reader diary by Sean Kosofsky, NARAL North Carolina
April 22, 2009 - 3:54pm (Print)
With innovative new sex-education legislation in North Carolina, progress could be just around the corner.
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