• December 14, 2009
Congress Prioritizes Reproductive Health in 2010 Appropriations Bill -eliminates abstinence-only funding and supports comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention.
Read the Planned Parenthood press release.
• December 7, 2009
Parents' Sex Talk with Kids: Too Little, Too Late - researchers found that more than 40% of adolescents had had intercourse before talking to their parents about safe sex
Read the Time.com article.
• December 4, 2009
Sex and the City Schools. At the tail end of 2009, living in Greenwich Village, in New York City, it's shocking to realize we're moving backwards.
Read the HuffingtonPost.com piece.
• December 1, 2009
Today is World AIDS Day. Do your part.
Read more about it.
• November 16, 2009
CDC: Sex Infections Still Growing in US- Lack of discussion about sex could be to blame, especially in teens.
Read the Reuters.com article.
• November 2, 2009
Whose Right to Sex Education? -In the last 15 years, the public provision of real sex education has been drastically curtailed in this country.
Read the HuffingtonPost.com piece.
• November 1, 2009
The Future of Abstinence - It's been a mainstay of sex ed for more than a decade. Now, as the Obama administration cuts off federal funding, the movement scrambles for money, determined to continue its mission.
Read the Newsweek.com article.
• October 1, 2009
Poll Shows 85% of New Yorkers Support Sex Education for Youth - FPA urges federal funding for effective programs.
Read the FPA press relase.
• October 1, 2009
Celebrate National Sex Ed Week.
Tweet #sexedsaves
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• September 30, 2009
Healthy Sexuality the Focus of New Campaign - Coalition plans to help parents educate their kids with "honest talk."
Read the article.
Visit www.realtalkcny.org
• September 17, 2009
For rape to stop, men must be empowered to make different choices.
Watch Tough Guise from Men Can Stop Rape.
• September 1, 2009
College Students: Apply now to distribute free condoms on your campus.
Check out the Great American Condom Campaign.
• August 24, 2009
Start Sex Ed Early, Or It's Just a History Lesson
Read the RHRealityCheck.org diary entry.
• July 28, 2009
Sex Education 101: Talking to your kids about sex (don't wait until it's too late!).
Read the Examiner.com story.
• July 23, 2009
Let's Talk About Sex Ed - From the classroom to chat rooms to podcasts, teens learn about sex from a variety of sources.
Watch the ABC.com story.
• July 16, 2009
U.S. teens get sex education, but not from parents - CDC reports that many young persons in the United States engage in sexual risk behavior and experience negative reproductive health outcomes.
Read the Reuters.com article.
• June 23, 2009
Cleveland sex ed program working - A new study has validated the effectiveness of a comprehensive sex education program undertaken in Cleveland city schools.
Read the USAToday.com article.
• June 19, 2009
New York State Assembly passes the Healthy Teens Act 129-16 - Bi-partisan vote shows massive support for comprehensive sex ed.
Thank your Assemblymember for the vote.
• June 18, 2009
Chenango County's Teen Pregnancy Rates on the Rise - Teen pregnancy rates for the counties of New York State have been released, and Chenango is seeing higher numbers than its neighbors..
Read the EveningSun.com article.
• June 18, 2009
No Crystal Ball Needed: Teens Heading in the Wrong Direction: Just as Likely to Have Sex, But Less Likely to Use Contraception Than They Were A Few Years Ago
Read the Guttmacher Institute release.
• June 17, 2009
Teenagers and Pregnancy - The New York Times examines the correlation between contraception use and teen pregnancy rates.
Read the NYTimes.com editorial.
• May 7, 2009
Obama's Budget defunds Abstinence-Only Programs - Creates new teen pregnancy prevention intiatives.
Read the US News & World Report story.
• May 6, 2009
FPA CEO T. Brooks meets with D.C. lawmakers on National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Read the FPA press release.
Visit the National Campaign web site.
• May 6, 2009
NATIONAL DAY TO PREVENT TENN PREGNANCY
Take the quiz.
• May 3, 2009
STDs a problem as teens are pressured to have sex - The Schenectady Gazette examines the pressures and risks teens face reltated to sex.
Read the DailyGazette.com article.
• May 3, 2009
DORIS JONES: Giving girls something to talk about
Read more at Niagara-Gazette.com.
• March 19, 2009
HOW TO END THE WAR OVER SEX ED - Time magazine highlights effective sex education programs.
Read more at Time.com
• March 16, 2009
MORE THAN 100 TEENS FROM ACROSS NEW YORK STATE PARTICIPATE IN GET THE FACTS NY YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE - Young leaders participate in health advocacy training at the State Capitol.
Read our press release.
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