| Senator Lautenberg and Representatives Lee and Shays Introduce the Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act |
| On Thursday, March 22, 2007, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT), and Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced the Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act (S. 972, H.R. 1653). The bill would create federal funding, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for comprehensive sexuality education that ... |
| Wisconsin and Ohio Reject Fiscal Year 2007 Federal Title V Funding |
| On March 2nd, the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services announced that it will be rejecting Title V abstinence-only until marriage funding for Fiscal Year 2007.1 Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio made a similar announcement on March 22nd, stating that his state has no plans to reapply for Title ... |
| Prevention Against Transmission of HIV to Women and Youth (PATHWAY) Act of 2007 Introduced |
| On March 28, 2007, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) introduced the Prevention Against Transmission of HIV to Women and Youth (PATHWAY) Act 2007 (H.R. 1713). The bill was introduced in response to flaws in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) that limit the implementation of ... |
| Institute of Medicine Releases PEPFAR Report |
| On March 30, 2007, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report finding major flaws with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The findings, released in a report titled PEPFAR Implementation: Progress and Promise, provide an in-depth analysis of the implementation of prevention, care, and treatment programs in ... |
| Federal Legislation Advances Human Rights for LGBTQ Americans |
| On March 12, 2007, Marine General Peter Pace caused a national controversy when he called homosexuality “immoral,” revealing that the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy covers up a deep-seeded discrimination against gay and lesbian soldiers.1 Fortunately, the new Congressional leadership is taking action to fight such outright bigotry and ... |
| Landmark Abortion Decision by European Court of Human Rights |
| On March 20th, The European Court of Human Rights ruled for the first time, that governments have a duty to establish effective measures for ensuring that women have access to abortions where it is legal.
The court, which was created to systematize the hearing of human rights complaints against ... |
