RRPS May Need New Sex Ed Policy ; 'Abstinence Plus' Is New Standard
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By ELAINE D. BRISEO Journal Staff Writer  The Rio Rancho school board may have deviated from state standards after recently rejecting an advisory group's recommendation to offer an alternative to the district's abstinence- only curriculum.
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Some federally financed sex education programs that teach an abstinence-only approach have factual errors and are ineffective, a Congressional report says.
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Efforts are to be "redoubled" to tackle teenage pregnancy rates after it was revealed targets are to be missed.
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SINGAPORE : The Government has announced new initiatives to help parents and families cope with the demands of having children. The Ministry for Community Development, Youth
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Some see easy access to emergency contraception as a way to drastically reduce teen pregnancy, already on the decline since the early 1990s. Others worry that its long-term effects on young women are unknown or argue that the drug, also known as the "morning after pill," encourages teens to have sex...
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Parents will be able to check if people have child sex convictions under trials of a new policy.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain's "Frisky Fifties" have swapped the boardroom for the bedroom but one in 10 could be putting themselves at risk of infection by having sex without a contraceptive, a survey showed on Thursday.
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Youngsters participating in  federally funded abstinence-only sex-education courses  frequently receive inaccurate or misleading information, the  Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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Government plans to improve the way access to children is handled after couples divorce in England and Wales will be published today. Send your views.
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Rep. Henry Waxman says federally funded abstinence education programs that are used in 25 states contain false and misleading information about contraception, abortion and sexually transmitted diseases.
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The states, including New York, say that new rules for a federal health insurance program for poor children will force some out and leave others who would be eligible without coverage.
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Nikol Hasler doesn't recommend the "pull and pray" method of birth control. She says you should not have sex on nature trails because of bugs and Sasquatch. And if you hate your body as a teen, just wait.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Giving people diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea free antibiotic "partner packets" works better than simply asking them to warn their partners that they might be infected, new research suggests.
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A local school board will consider limiting student access to birth control pills and patches at a middle school's health center
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The government revived efforts Monday to widen access to the morning-after pill, but only to women 18 and older, issuing a surprise announcement that it was reconsidering over-the-counter sale of the emergency contraceptive almost a year after it was thought doomed.
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Some federally funded abstinence sex education courses tell youngsters that 50% of all American teenage gay men are HIV positive, touching someone&#39;s genitals can make you pregnant and abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, says the Washington Post.
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CHICAGO - Some see easy access to emergency contraception as a way to drastically reduce teen pregnancy, already on the decline since the early 1990s. Others worry that its long-term effects on young women are unknown or argue that the drug, also known as the "morning after pill," encourages teens to have sex...