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Public News Service (www.publicnewsservice.org) TMC

As Congressional leaders prepare to debate health care reform in Washington, DC this summer, advocates for reproductive health in Missouri are hoping the lawmakers will include issues such as... More

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Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Missouri House Needs Sex Education (www.publicnewsservice.org) TMC

Advocates for reproductive rights say the Missouri House of Representatives needs to take a lesson in sex education, after the House this week passed an amendment to protect pharmacies that refuse to... More

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Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

North Carolina Closer Than Ever to Real Sex Education (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

It has been quite a year for North Carolina. The state voted for Barack Obama, defeated Elizabeth Dole, and elected the first female governor (who happens to also be pro-choice). But the changes

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Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Young People Need, Demand Sex Education (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

It's about time we make the well-being of our young people more important than ideology and politics. As a country, we benefit from investing in their future by investing in teen pregnancy... More

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Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

REAL Act introduced today (www.feministing.com) TMC

Today on Capitol Hill Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) will formally introduce a bill that will finally authorize federal funding for comprehensive sex education.

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Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Real Sex Ed Returns (www.inthesetimes.com) TMC

As a candidate, Barack Obama promised to eliminate ineffective federal programs. Now that he’s president, many Democrats know where he should start.

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Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

The Good Old Days: When Sex Ed Wasn't Trying to Be Bad (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

I went to high school in a small West Texas town in the mid-90s, at the height of social acceptance of comprehensive sex education. That height was still incredibly low, and especially so in small... More

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Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

President Obama, Sex Education, and Life After Ab-Only (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

When I began writing this piece, it was the first time I ever combined the words "President" and "Obama" as in naming the man: President Obama. I am elated and with the election over, it is a time to... More

Tags: sex education,barack obama,abstinence only,health policy,womens rights,teen pregnancy,tmc,std

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Turning the Page on Sexuality Education (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

Almost everyone in both the public health and the education communities acknowledges that a paradigm shift is upon us--after years of our children being subject to dangerous, inaccurate... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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