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Chile's Frisky Teens Kiss Off Conservative Ways of Old

Parents, educators fret about sexual revolution

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 13, 2008 11:25 AM CDT

(Newser) – Chile's teenagers are going through a sexual rebellion unlike anything the once straight-laced Catholic country has ever seen before, the New York Times reports. Now parents and educators, who themselves grew up under the repressive Pinochet regime, are worried that sex education isn't keeping up... Read full story »

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