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HIV Vaccine: No Silver Bullet Yet

Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: HIV/AIDS, HIV Vaccine, International Health, Pepfar, Vaccine Trials, Abstinence, Drugs, Thailand, Aids, Condoms, Clean Needles, Sex Education, Living News
Dr. Peter Klatsky

Multiple news agencies reported that a trial vaccine reduced the risk of HIV infection by 30 percent. While I am encouraged by the results, we have yet to find a silver bullet.

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Abstinence Education DisObeyed

Reproductive Justice | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Abstinence, Abstinence Education, Abstinence Only Education, Abstinence Only, David Obey, House Appropriations Committe, Politics News
Reproductive Justice

The strongest player in the political poker games surrounding sex education is David R. Obey, House Appropriations Committee Chair.

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When "Abstinence" Is Overrated

Tracy Jarrett | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence, Teen Sex Eduation, Teen Sex, Politics News
Tracy Jarrett

Statistics are screaming that telling youth to simply not have sex is neither constructive nor realistic.

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White House Abstinence Funding May Be Provided After All

CNN | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House Budget, Abstinence Only, Budget, President Obama, Abstinence, Teen Pregnancy, Obama Budget, Abstinence Education, Obama, Politics News

Although President Obama cut funding for abstinence-only sex education from his new budget, a White House official said Tuesday that some programs cou...

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Bristol Palin Got Pregnant So You Don't Have To

Jenny Block | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Bristol Palin Pregnancy, Sex Ed, Abstinence Only, Bristol Palin Abstinence, Sex, Abstinence-Only, Abstinence, Abstinence Education, Bristol Palin Levi Johnston, Birth Control, Bristol Palin Baby, Bristol Palin, Living News
Jenny Block

The abstinence movement has a brand new Barbie to push their fruitless agenda -- Bristol Palin. I don't know why I'm surprised.

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Happy Masturbation Month!

Daniel Denvir | Posted 06.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Sex, Hallmark-Holiday, Abstinence, Abstinence-Only, Viagra, Contraception, Jocelyn Elders, Barack Obama, Sex Education, Masturbation, Living News
Daniel Denvir

You may not realize that it's been masturbation month for almost two weeks already. I know, it's just a Hallmark holiday, but you won't use that excuse with your mother this Sunday.

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Why We Need Bristol (and Levi)

Cristina Page | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence, Teen Pregnancy, Levi Johnston, Sex Education, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Cristina Page

There is a valuable lesson to learn. And, oddly, the quiet girl thrust into the public spotlight as a result of a most private mishap might just help teach it. That is if Levi is invited along.

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Sex, Lies, and Federal Money: My Experience With Abstinence-Only Education

Shelby Knox | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence, Abstinence Education, Abstinence Only, Sex, Sex Education, Bristol Palin, Politics News
Shelby Knox

One federally funded program included a skit which concludes that giving a condom to a teen is like saying, "Well if you insist on killing yourself by jumping off the bridge, at least wear these elbow pads."

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Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Have Not Reduced Teen Pregnancy

Jane Fonda | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence Only, Teen Pregnancy, Abstinence, Pregnancy, Abstinence Education, Politics News
Jane Fonda

Time and time again, we hear from high school students saying the sex education they receive is inadequate, it comes too late, and it does not teach them the skills they need to act responsibly.

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A Lesson In Safe Sex Approved By Governor Palin

Roy Zimmerman | Posted 05.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Abstinence, Safe Sex, Abstinence Education, Levi Johnston, Abstinence Only, Bristol Palin, Tripp Palin, Sarah Palin, Comedy News
Roy Zimmerman

In honor of Levi Johnston's admission that he and Bristol didn't always practice safe sex, here's a song dedicated to Sarah Palin, "Abstain With Me."

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Making Momma Happy -- What Obama Can Do for Women

Martha Burk | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Abstinence, Working Women, Unemployment Benefits, Women, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay, President Obama, Living News
Martha Burk

President-elect Obama said last week that "when Momma's happy, everybody's happy." But let's hope he means it for all of America's "mommas" -- the women who elected him.

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Study: 'Virginity Pledges' Are Ineffective

msn.com | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Abstinence, Virginity, Teen Sex, Virginity Pledges, Sex Education, Promise Rings, Living News

According to a study released earlier today, teenagers who have taken a "virginity pledge" are still just as likely to engage in premarital sex than t...

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Saving Yourself for Marriage: A Quaint New Custom for the Next Generation

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Abstinence, Abstinence Education, Abstinence Latino Community, Abstinence Hispanic Community, Confederation of Spanish-American Families, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

So what's it like being pure in the 21st century?

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That's What Vampires Are For: Fangs, Sex and Society

Sarah Seltzer | Posted 12.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Vampires, Sex, Twilight, Edward Cullen, Stephenie Meyer Twilight, Feminism, Movies, Abstinence, True Blood, Entertainment News
Sarah Seltzer

Teen vampire flick and pop-culture juggernaut Twilight, like Mama Mia! and Sex and the City before it, shattered records this weekend and made fema...

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$10,000 Abstinence Contest Sees No Takers

AP | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence, Abstinence Competition, Bad Deals, Politics News

ATLANTA — A contest that would pay $10,000 to an engaged couple, as long as they abstain from premarital sex, hasn't gotten any takers. The dead...

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Why I Believe (Specifically) That Sarah Palin Is A Really, Really Bad Idea

Brad Listi | Posted 10.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, White House, Women's Rights, John McCain, Stuart Shepard, Rush Limbaugh, Abortion Rights, Abstinence, Presidential Election, McCain-Palin 2008, Christian Right, Joe Biden, Sex Education, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Birth Control, Creationism, Christian Conservatives, James Dobson, Environment, Evolution, Obama-Biden 2008, Global Warming, Home News
Brad Listi

Palin gives me the creeps the way Bush and Cheney give me the creeps. Similar ideology. Similar whiffs of God-fueled certainty, incompetence, callous indifference, culture war. But I can do better than that...

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Palin's Terrible "Executive" Family Decision

Linda Hansen | Posted 10.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Unwed Teenaged Mothers, Abortion, Funding for Alaska's Passage House, Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston, Campaign 2008, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Abstinence, Good Judgment, Offthebus, Home News
Linda Hansen

As any good executive knows, compounding one costly mistake with another is the essence of bad leadership. Marriage is a bond, for life, of love and faith and commitment. Papa Levi is not ready for that.

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Gov. Palin's Success with Sex Education: Is It Really Any Different from Any of Ours?

Dr. Meg Meeker | Posted 10.03.2008 | Living

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Dr. Meg Meeker

We can no longer wait and wonder, look to teachers in our schools to bend our daughter's ears about whether to use birth control or abstain altogether.

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Selena Gomez, Disney Starlet, Proclaims Her Abstinence Until Marriage

Posted 06.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Abstinence, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Disney, Selena Gomez Virginity, Entertainment News

The star of Disney's latest hit, Wizards of Waverly Place, Selena Gomez, revealed to "Extra" that she plans to abstain from sex until marriage. The 1...

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Kmart Sells Tight Pants With Abstinence Messages

ThinkProgress.org | Posted 06.10.2008 | Business

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Jessica Valenti points out that retail chain Kmart has begun selling abstinence-gear for juniors: The description for the products reads, "Whether sh...

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States Increasingly Refusing Funds For Abstinence-Only Programs

Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence Funding, Abstinence Until Marriage, Abstinence Only Education, Abstinence, Abstinence Only Funding, Politics News

The number of states refusing federal money for "abstinence-only" sex education programs jumped sharply in the past year as evidence mounted that the ...

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