| Administration for Children and Families Releases Disingenuous Application Announcement for Title V Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Program |
| On July 15, the Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage program was granted a one-year funding extension by Congress. The Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage program was originally authorized for five years, 1998–2002. The program was reauthorized through June 30, 2009, and will receive another $50 million in federal funds for Fiscal Year 2009.
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| SIECUS Releases Special Report on Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs in Kentucky |
| On July 29, the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) released a special report on abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in Kentucky. The report provides an in-depth look at the funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in Kentucky, the status of adolescent sexual health in the state, and Kentucky’s current law ... |
| G8 Meeting Yields Continued Commitment to Fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa |
| The Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—concluded their summit in Hokkaido, Japan on July 9 after three days of talks focusing on global development crises, including HIV/AIDS in Africa. G8 leaders left the summit pledging to deliver $60 ... |
| Revised Estimate of HIV/AIDS Incidence Puts New HIV Infections to 56,300 Annually |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new estimates on the HIV incidence rate on August 3. Incidence rate means the number of new infections during a specific time period. The CDC estimates that the current number of HIV incidence in the United States has gone up from 40,000 ... |
| Crisis Pregnancy Centers Lose Funding Source with the Rejection of Title V Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs in 25 States |
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According to the Administration of Children and Families (ACF), the division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that administers the Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage funding, 25 states are no longer participating in this program. Moreover, ACF acknowledges that two more states will be out at the end of ... |
| Revised New Hampshire Bill Expands Requirements for Health Education |
| The New Hampshire legislature recently passed an updated health education policy for public schools. The new policy, which Governor Lynch signed into law on June 24th, requires that health education curriculum include “instruction on the effects of alcohol and other drugs, child abuse, HIV/AIDS, and STDs”.[i]
The state’s previous sexuality ... |
| Disappointing Version of PEPFAR Reauthorized |
| On July 17, the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of reauthorizing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a five-year, $48 billion global initiative to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Just one week later, on July 24, the House adopted the Senate language for the PEPFAR reauthorization bill and sent ... |
