California Teen Birth Rate Falls to Record Low, Officials Credit Comprehensive Sex Education as a Factor
On February 22, 2010, the California Department of Public Health announced that…
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New CDC Analysis Shows Severe Disparities in HIV and Syphilis Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men
On March 10, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
DC to Distribute Free Female Condoms to Combat HIV/AIDS Epidemic
The District of Columbia will soon become the first city in the…
South Africa Approves New HIV/AIDS Plan
On March 10, 2010 the South African cabinet officially approved its new…
Protection from Employment Discrimination Jeopardized for Virginias LGBT Population
While two of its neighbors, Washington, D.C., and Maryland, recently have made…
SIECUS 2009 Annual Report: Now Available!
What a great year. SIECUS accomplished more on the policy, education, and…
Read the Winter/Spring 2010 Issue of SIECUS Developments!
SIECUS Developments is the semiannual newsletter of SIECUS. Since 1964, SIECUS has…
Abortion Referral from a Seattle School-Based Health Center Upsets Mother
Seattle, WA The mother of a Ballard High School student in…
President Releases Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request
On February 1, 2010, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2011 budget…
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…
New Abstinence Program Shows Some Results, Shortcomings
Source: John B. Jemmott III, PhD; Loretta S. Jemmott, PhD, RN;…
Mississippi Sex Education Bill: New Strategy to Address the States Poor Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Maintains Ineffective Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Approach
On February 9, 2010 the Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill…