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Abstract: New research suggests abstinence-only sex education can help younger students delay sexual activity. The study, led by John B. Jemmott III of the University of Pennsylvania, is the first to evaluate an abstinence program in comparison to several alternative strategies over a long period. Conducted between 2001 and 2004 ...
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Abstract: A study of middle-school students that found for the first time that abstinence-only education helped to delay their sexual initiation is already beginning to shake up the longstanding debate over how best to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. This is a rigorous study that means we can now say ...
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Abstract: Programmes that exclusively encourage abstinence from sex do not seem to affect the risk of HIV infection in high income countries, finds a review of the evidence in this week’s BMJ. ...
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Abstract: This spring, Congress will re-evaluate its support of abstinence-only sex education. Federal funding of abstinence education increased 74 percent under President G.W. Bush to $176 million annually. President Obama has said he supports an age-appropriate, medically accurate program that includes discussions of contracep ...
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Abstract: On Wednesday, the state Senate passed a bill that would give Washington s Department of Health discretion as to whether to apply for federal abstinence-only sex education funding. Under a law in force for the past decade, DOH had to apply for the funds. SB 5629 passed the Senate by a 33-14 vote and now heads to the Hou ...
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Abstract: The Hawaii House Committee on Education on Wednesday passed two sex education bills, one requiring the state to reject any Title V federal funds for abstinence-only sex education. The second bill requires state sex education funds to go to comprehensive programs that stress pregnancy and STD prevention in addition to a ...
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Abstract: Opponents of abstinence-only sex education plan to urge the Obama administration to eliminate federal funding for the programs, which they consider ineffective. But program supporters will lobby Congress and President Obama to keep at least some of the $176 million-a-year funding for abstinence programs intact. Obama i ...
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Abstract: Implementation experiences of the Title V abstinence education programs suggest that abstinence education is contributing to the dialogue over approaches to reducing youth risk behaviors. Final conclusions on program effectiveness must wait until results from the impact analysis are available. ...
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Abstract: A national debate is currently underway concerning the efficacy of character-based, abstinence-only sex education as a primary prevention intervention to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, and unwanted or unintended pregnancies. Although criticized by those favoring contraceptive-based approac ...
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Abstract: (London, March 30, 2005)—U.S.-funded abstinence-only programs are jeopardizing Uganda s successful fight against HIV/AIDS, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. Abstinence-only programs deny young people information about any method of HIV prevention other than sexual abstinence until marriage. The 80-page rep ...
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Abstract: (London) - U.S.-funded abstinence-only programs are jeopardizing Uganda s successful fight against HIV/AIDS, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. Abstinence-only programs deny young people information about any method of HIV prevention other than sexual abstinence until marriage. The 80-page report, The Less ...
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Abstract: A coalition of six organizations is urging Kentucky to forego $820,000 annually in federal abstinence-only funds, saying the sex education programs are fear-based, promote gender stereotypes, and are ineffective. The groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood of Kentucky, advocat ...
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Abstract: Systematic review of the impact of abstinence-based Interventions on risk behaviour in developing countries Kevin R. O’Reilly1Amy Medley2 Julie Dennison2 Michael Sweat2. Background Some donors have targeted funding for abstinence-based interventions Concern that promoting condoms will lead to increased net risk Strong ...
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Abstract: WASHINGTON - As the Prince George s County Health Department slices a $25,000 abstinence-education program, a new nonprofit has formed to more than fill the void, backed by $600,000 in federal grants. The county had previously used a $25,000 share of an available $500,000 in-state funding at a county-run clinic to teac ...
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Abstract: According to a recent study, comprehensive sex education for teens, which includes birth control information, is the most effective way to prevent pregnancy and does not increase the chances teens will have sex. Teaching about contraception was not associated with increased risk of adolescent sexual activity or STD, t ...
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Abstract: New Mexico will not apply for federal money to fund abstinence-only sex education next year, Dr. Alfredo Vigil, the state health secretary, said Wednesday. Vigil does not oppose abstinence education, so long as teens receive other instruction, but he said funds were allocated for it before its effectiveness was establi ...
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Abstract: A telephone survey of 500 people conducted in September by the Spectrum Education Group found that nearly 80 percent of residents in Weber and Morgan counties said it is important to emphasize abstinence in sex education courses. The survey was part of a study on behalf of the Weber-Morgan Health Department to test pub ...
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Abstract: In the spring, advocates of federal funding for abstinence- only sex education feared allocations would be cut by the new Democratic-controlled Congress. But those fears have not been realized. Since the 1990s, federal abstinence-only funding has been supported by the Republican majority. Many Democrats have long argue ...
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Abstract: On Thursday, New York s health commissioner announced the state is rejecting federal abstinence-only education funding, joining at least 10 other states that have done so. Abstinence-only sex education has done little to prevent teen pregnancies in New York, part of the reason for its support being cut, said Commission ...
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Abstract: PARIS, Aug 3, 2007 (AFP) - Programmes to encourage sexual abstinence, which American conservatives see as a keystone of efforts to prevent HIV infection, fail just as much in the United States as they do in developing countries, a new study says. ...
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Abstract: On Wednesday, a national abstinence lobby began running a $75,000 newspaper-, radio-, and Web-based campaign urging Gov. Deval Patrick to accept federal money for abstinence-only sex education. The application deadline for $700,000 in abstinence-only federal funds is Sept. 30; Patrick has said he does not intend to app ...
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Abstract: Proponents of abstinence-only sex education say the House- passed bill that renews the $50 million-a-year Title V Abstinence Education program for two years was written in a way that guts its intent. Under HR 3162, passed Aug. 1, the House added a state option to the program. This would allow states to use the funds fo ...
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Abstract: Data from 13 trials involving almost 16,000 US youth suggest that abstinence-only programs are not an effective way of preventing HIV infection in high-income countries, according to a study by researchers from the University of Oxford. Dr. Kristen Underhill and colleagues found that compared with no program, safer sex ...
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Abstract: A new federally funded report found inadequacies in nine sex education curricula that teach both abstinence and contraception. The 40-page Health and Human Services (HHS) report is the Bush administration s latest response to Rep. Henry Waxman s (D-Calif.) 2004 report revealing medical inaccuracies and misleading infor ...
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Abstract: PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH recently doubled the size of his footprint in his effort to stamp-out global AIDS. But in doing so, Bush also delivered another kick in the face to gay and bisexual men across the world - along with others for whom abstinence-until-marriage is impractical or impossible -by denying them access t ...
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Abstract: Two sex education-related bills died with the end of Florida s legislative session. The first measure would have required the state Department of Education to offer family planning and sex education services within four years. The second measure would have required schools offering abstinence-only programs to post the ...
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Abstract: WASHINGTON -- When Democrats took over Congress, liberal AIDS activists thought they would finally see the end to a requirement that the federal government spend hundreds of millions of dollars to promote sexual abstinence in the developing world. The activists say the conservative-backed rule, passed in 2003 by the Re ...
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Abstract: On Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers said they intend to let money for the second-largest federally funded abstinence program expire on June 30. The $50 million Title V program has not proven effective, said Michigan Rep. John Dingell, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Title V funding. Ding ...
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Abstract: Jessica Flaherty, program director for the Boston Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth (BAGLY), assigned what she expected would be a relatively easy task to the BAGLY youth during one of the organization s recent sexuality education programs: Draw the sexual anatomy of the male and female body. She was shocked to find th ...
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Abstract: The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio this month sent public information requests to 31 public school districts that use federally funded abstinence sex education programs. ACLU has asked for copies of program materials to review for accuracy and to determine whether they are free of religious indoctrination, said ...
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