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Swift Boat Vets' PR Firm Now Pushing Abstinence-Only Campaign

Think Progress | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living

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On Sunday, the Washington Post reported that the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA) is launching a $1 million "Parents for Truth" campai...

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The Daily Show Messages Teens About Sex

Huffington Post | Posted 05.08.2008 | Living

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The Daily Show broadened the Miley Cyrus/Vanity Fair photo hullabaloo story on Tuesday night's show, and did a segment on teen sex. Jon and the corres...

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Let's Give Our Kids All The Information They Need To Make Safe, Healthy Choices

Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Lois Capps

Over the past decade we have spent over 1.3 billion in Federal dollars on abstinence-only education, event though these programs are ineffective and often contain false information.

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In Africa, Bush Wants AIDS Plan Renewed

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — President Bush rejected proposed Democratic changes to his prized AIDS relief program, issuing a challenge Sunday to C...

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So Much For That "Abstinence Only" Idea: Teen Birth Rate Rises For First Time Since 91

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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In a troubling reversal, the nation's teen birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years, surprising government health officials and reviving the bit...

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Yet Another Study: Abstinence Programs Do Not Work

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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Programs that focus exclusively on abstinence have not been shown to affect teenager sexual behavior, although they are eligible for tens of millions ...

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Bush Admin Launches National Ad Campaign Promoting Abstinence

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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4parents.gov is a government website run by the Department of Health and Human Services that is meant to provide parents with "information" to help "t...

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Congress Again Extends Abstinence-Only Funding

Washington Times | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Congress again has extended funding for a core abstinence-education program, sparking protests from sex-education advocates who want Democrats to pull...

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