| President Releases Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request |
| On February 1, 2010, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2011 budget request. Below is a sample of funding for sexual and reproductive health that was included in the $3.8 trillion request. On the domestic side, advocates saw increases for Presidential priorities of teen pregnancy prevention and HIV/AIDS, while on ... |
| Obama Administration Announces New Members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS |
| On February 2, 2010, the day of its first meeting, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the appointment of 24 new members to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). PACHA’s chair, Dr. Helene Gayle, President and Chief Executive Officer of CARE-USA, was announced in August 2009. PACHA ... |
| Mississippi Sex Education Bill: New Strategy to Address the State’s Poor Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Maintains Ineffective Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Approach |
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On February 9, 2010 the Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill 837. The legislation would require every school district to implement either an “abstinence-only” or “abstinence-plus” curriculum. If passed, HB 837 would amend state law by mandating every school district to provide human sexuality instruction. The bill would institute greater ... |
| New Abstinence-Only Program Demonstrates Success; Does Not Impact Overwhelming Evidence Proving Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Ineffective |
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On February 1, 2010, a study was published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine that demonstrated success in postponing teen sexual involvement through the use of a theory-based abstinence-only curriculum.[i] The study, led by University of Pennsylvania professor Dr. John B. Jemmott III, focused on a group of ... |
| Obama Administration Takes Steps to End “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” |
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During his campaign, President Barack Obama promised his lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) supporters that he would work to repeal the law banning gay men and lesbians from openly serving in the Armed Services, commonly known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), which was instituted by Congress in ... |
| Congress Introduces the International Violence Against Women Act of 2010 |
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In response to a widespread international prevalence of violence against women and girls, on February 4, 2010, the U.S. House and Senate reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act of 2010 (IVAWA, H.R. 4594, S. 2982). The bill, which includes new strategies, policy, and programs to address the issue of ... |
| Kentucky House Bill Calls for a More Comprehensive Approach to Sex Education |
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On February 4, 2010, comprehensive sex education advocates in Kentucky rallied at the state capitol to support passage of House Bill 119.[1] Sponsored by Representative Mary Lou Marzian (D-District 34), the bill would require public schools, family resource centers, and youth services centers that provide instruction in human sexuality to adopt ... |
