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Sex education urgent as pregnancy widespread among teens
Jakarta Post PREMIUM In an bid to prevent high-risk teen pregnancy, family planning organization Dharmendra Kumar Tyagi (DKT) Indonesia is moving forward with a plan to educate thousands of high school and university students across the country about reproductive … |
TeenVogue.com |
A Lack of Sex Ed May Impact How Some College Students Practice Consent, Research Says
TeenVogue.com Despite the current landscape, in which sex education is patchy at best and sexual assault and harassment is still being written off as "teenage hijinks" or "locker-room talk" despite the #MeToo movement, Hirsch says she's hopeful that meaningful … |
CNN |
How I ended abstinence-only sex education in my school
CNN Even though more and more studies have shown that abstinence-only sex education impacts students negatively, neither reducing teen pregnancy nor the transmission of STDs, abstinence-only organizations still play an active role in sex education in my … |
FiveThirtyEight |
What Does Science Tell Us About Sex Ed?
FiveThirtyEight Comprehensive sex education programs that include information about contraception have also been shown to reduce rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases and to increase the use of condoms and other contraceptives. Those are the … |
The Atlantic |
The Puberty Book Embraced By Preteens, Parents, and Sex Educators Alike
The Atlantic She believes it helped pave the way for books like The Girls' Guide to Sex Education, a question-and-answer book published earlier this year, and Puberty Girl, another illustration-heavy guide to growing up. Alberda also recommends HelloFlo: The Guide, … |
National Review |
Obama-Era Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Remains Ineffective
National Review Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it would reverse course and continue funding grants for groups participating in the Obama administration's Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP). During the … Countless … |
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ELLE UK |
Actually, Sex Education Does Not Cause More Teenage Girls To Get Pregnant
ELLE UK The Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens – who in 2011 got booed on BBC's Question Time for suggesting sex education encouraged teen pregnancies and STIs – was jubilant in his reporting, calling for the scrapping of "so-called sex education and all … |
National Review |
Teen Contraception Programs Are Counterproductive
National Review The pro-life movement receives a significant amount of criticism from pundits and commentators for not being more supportive of contraception and sex-education programs. Most pro-lifers respond by saying that any gains in contraception use will likely … |
13WMAZ |
Bibb to use new sex education curriculum
13WMAZ In Bibb County, more than 4.52 percent of female teens between ages of 15 and 19 have babies. That's according to data from the North Central Health District. It's 1.87 percent more than women in the same age group nationwide. The Bibb County Board of … |