| Dubious Medical Association Encourages Educators to Consult Anti-LGBTQ Internet Site |
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The American College of Pediatricians (ACP), a conservative organization that is opposed to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) rights and concerns, issued a letter on March 31, 2010 to every school district superintendent in the United States alerting them to the launch of the ACP’s new website, www.factsaboutyouth.com ... |
| UN Secretary-General Launches New Initiative on Reproductive, Maternal, and Newborn Health |
| The United Nations (UN) has launched a new initiative on reproductive, maternal, and newborn health. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the new Joint Action Plan at a press conference on April 14, 2010. The secretary-general was joined by international endorsers of the initiative that include “President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of ... |
| Amid Victory in Wisconsin, Local DA Wrongly Threatens Legal Prosecution for Teaching Comprehensive Sex Education |
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In retaliation to the passage of the Wisconsin Healthy Youth Act in February 2010, Juneau County District Attorney Scott Southworth sent a letter to five local school districts in late March urging th |
| Arizona School District Adds Condom Instruction to Sex Education Curriculum as Legislature Seeks to Make Sex Education Less Accessible |
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Arizona’s Kyrene School District announced recently that it will add condom instruction to the sex education curricula for the seventh and eighth grades, to take effect during the next school year.[1] The new instruction will teach students that condoms can “reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies,” ... |
