teen health

Roundup: Masturbation as Natural as Breathing....Let's Ban That, Too

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

September 15, 2009 - 9:42am (Print)

The far right continues to use the "sex boogeyman" as a scare tactic to undermine comprehensive sex ed, here and abroad. Agence-France Press reports that guidelines originally drafted by the UN cultural organisation Unesco will promote.....(gasp!)....masturbation.

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Get Real! I Don't Feel Ready for Sex - Should I?

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by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

March 6, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Age-in-years, all by itself, doesn't tend to be a good marker of when someone is or is not ready for sex.
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The Good Old Days: When Sex Ed Wasn't Trying to Be Bad

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

March 4, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

The cobbled-together, patchwork sex ed I got at my West Texas high school in the 1990s was better than the outright lies abstinence-only programs push.

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Roundup: EEOC Against New HHS Regs; Anti-Choicers Work for Abortion Reduction; ACLU Seeks Policy on Teen RH

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by Emily Douglas

November 18, 2008 - 11:54am (Print)

EEOC officials oppose new HHS regulations; anti-choicers move toward common ground; ACLU seeks documents regarding teen health policy; priest asks parishioners to repent for voting for Obama.
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