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Support medically accurate, age-appropriate sex education for New York State youth.


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Get the Facts NY supports the right of every young person to access the information and develop the skills necessary to make safe and responsible choices about his or her sexual health. Get the Facts NY advocates for medically accurate, age-appropriate sex education for youth in New York State.

Did you know in New York State…
There were nearly 40,000 teen pregnancies in 2007.
1 in 4 teenage girls has a sexually transmitted infection according to the Centers for Disease Control.
More than 6 in 10 high school students will have sex before they graduate.


It is critical that young people have access to accurate information and services. Get the Facts NY is dedicated to ensuring that New York’s young people aren’t left in the dark, and to enabling young people to make responsible choices about sex.

Get the Facts NY represents a broad constituency of young people and their parents, education professionals, health care providers, religious leaders, child and health advocates, and policy organizations.

View our list of campain members.

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developments

• 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 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.

 


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