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That's What Vampires Are For

By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

November 26, 2008 - 8:00am

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Even in the movie adaptation, Twilight's basic storyline -- "I won't bite you, it's for your own good" -- can't be changed.

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Between a Rock Star and a Hard Place

By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

August 15, 2008 - 7:00am

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A new anti-Obama campaign ad suggests that McCain knows he has already lost the young women's vote -- and that it wasn't worth having to begin with.

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Exposed: American Pregnancy Association Hides Links to CPCs

By Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

August 8, 2008 - 7:00am

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The American Pregnancy Association, an organization that presents itself as an unbiased medical resource for women seeking to sustain their pregnancies, in fact acts as a funnel for crisis pregnancy centers.

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World Leaders Must Address Women's Needs at IAC

By Neha Sood, Youth Coalition

August 1, 2008 - 7:00am

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When will the world's leaders gathered at the International AIDS Conference realize that young women are a priority concern in stopping the HIV/AIDS pandemic?

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Teen Sexual Behavior Does Not Predict HPV Risk

By Alexa Stanard, New Journalist Fellow

July 16, 2008 - 7:00am

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A teen's sexual activity doesn't predict her future risk for HPV, and shouldn't determine whether she receives the HPV vaccine, University of Michigan researchers find.

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Wanderlust: A Bike Tour of Reproductive Justice

By Nora Dye, Choice USA

March 28, 2008 - 8:49am

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A young reproductive justice advocate hops on her bike and travels across the U.S. to uncover what sexual politics looks like across America. Want to join her?


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In Africa, Menstruation Can Be a Curse

By Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia

March 25, 2008 - 8:50am

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Menstruation is perhaps one of the most ordinary individual female experiences but, in sub-Saharan Africa, the experience often impacts society as a whole negatively due to the absence of clean water, sanitation, and products to cope with menstrual flow.


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Facts Have No Place in Ab-Only

By Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

March 24, 2008 - 8:44am

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On the front lines healthcare providers and volunteers meet young women who learn prevention post-infection, who explore contraceptive options after a pregnancy and who are growing up in a culture where sophisticated media outlets sell sex as power.


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Health Providers Unsurprised by Teen STI Rate

By Alexa Stanard, New Journalist Fellow

March 20, 2008 - 8:41am

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Last week's revelation by the CDC that one-quarter of teen-age girls have at least one sexually transmitted disease came as no surprise to Michigan health providers, who say such an epidemic is the fruit of a widespread failure to teach teens about sex.


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4 Out of 4 Teen Girls Need Better Sex Ed

By Emily Douglas

March 14, 2008 - 8:49am

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The CDC recently reported that one in four teen girls, sexually active or not, has a sexually transmitted infection. But all four out of four teen girls need better prevention education to avoid STIs and make healthier decisions.


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