Abstinence Programs Are Facing Rejection
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The number of states refusing federal money for "abstinence-only" sex education programs jumped sharply in the past year as evidence mounted that the approach is ineffective.
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Federally funded abstinence-only sex education programs present &quot;false and misleading information,&quot; according to a report released on Wednesday by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.
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The first anti-AIDS vaginal gel to make it through late-stage testing failed to stop HIV infection in a study of 6,000 South African women
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Criticism of condoms and restrictions on access to them are undercutting the fight against HIV/AIDS in countries ranging from Nigeria to Peru to the United States, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday.
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Despite a lack of conclusive scientific evidence, some people are already using antiretrovirals as preventives, hoping to halt HIV transmission during risky sex
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American teen-agers are waiting longer to engage in sexual intercourse and an overwhelming majority of those who are sexually active report using contraception
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ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's government backed off its plan to outlaw adultery after criticism within the European Union, strident protests from opposition politicians and a march on parliament Tuesday by hundreds of outraged Turkish women.    Government leaders had proposed an adultery ban as part of a major overhaul of the mostly Muslim country's 78-year-old penal code, which comes as the 25 EU states prepare to decide by end of the year whether to begin talks on Turkey's appeal for membership...
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Arkansas's attorney general said Wednesday he will reject a proposed voter-backed initiative aimed at barring unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children. A conservative group hoped to use the ban to keep gay couples from becoming foster parents.
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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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Opponents of abstinence education cite a study that found no sign that it delayed a teenagerâs sexual debut.
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THURSDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sex education programs do work to help discourage many teens from becoming sexually active before age 15, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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The American Academy of Pediatrics said children should be exposed to fewer ads for anti-impotence drugs and more for birth control, and in general need to be shielded from an advertising onslaught.
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The vast majority of curricula used by federally funded schools and organizations to teach abstinence contain false, misleading or distorted information about reproductive health
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China&#39;s top two universities have suspended a free handout of condoms, describing the plan as inappropriate. China is grappling with AIDS but the country&#39;s top two universities do not want their students touching condoms.
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Sex education is not enough to cut teen pregnancies and abortions in the UK, Medical Research Council experts say.
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Not enough is being done to prevent the spread of HIV among Asian drug users, researchers say.
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The resounding &quot;no&quot; that voters gave to officially recognizing homosexual couples as married marks a major setback for