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NEWS ABOUT: abstinence

abstinence stories: 25 news summaries

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Senator Has Hots for Anti-Sex Ed

Arlen Specter racks
up $8M for abstinence education in state

Oct 31, 07 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Arlen Specter has won over $8 million in earmarks for abstinence education in Pennsylvania, sparking jibes from critics and accusations of political pandering. The moderate Republican senator supports abortion rights and sex education, Politico reports, leading some to cry hypocrisy when he directs money to no-sex-until-marriage projects like Coolvirginity.com. More »

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Maternal Death Rate Still High

Oct 13, 07 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite two decades of efforts, more than half a million women die each year while pregnant or from complications after childbirth, the Guardian reported. While overall abortion rates have dropped and contraceptive use has increased, Africa and parts of Asia are bucking those trends. Some experts blame the Bush administration,... More »

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Africa • contraception • childbirth • abstinence • maternal death

Catholic Leader: Condoms in Africa Carry HIV

Mozambican archbishop charges plot to kill Africans

Sep 27, 07 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Catholic opposition to condom use as an AIDS preventive in Africa took a bizarre turn yesterday when a respected archbishop in Mozambique charged that condoms imported from Europe had been deliberately infected with HIV. Maputo Archbishop Francisco Chimoio made his comments at an Independence Day celebration and reiterated them to... More »

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AIDS • Catholic Church • HIV • Mozambique • condom • abstinence

Falling Teen
Sex Rates Stall

Experts worry plateau could signal start of increased activity and more teen pregnancies

Jul 24, 07 4:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - After steadily dropping for a decade, the US teenage sex rate leveled off in 2001 and has stalled there since, according to a government study. What caused the halt in the trend is unclear, but it coincides with the beginning of increased funding for abstinence-only sex education and may reflect... More »

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pregnancy • sex • sex education • abstinence education • abstinence • teenager

States Say No
to Abstinence Programs

Schools bail on sexless sex ed, even as more teens delay sex

Jul 18, 07 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - School sex education programs that concentrate on abstinence are under threat despite years of federal funding for organizations like Virginity Rules, the New York Times reports. Eleven states have rejected abstinence education in the last year and Congress cut program funding for the first time since 2001. A study of... More »

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Planned Parenthood • sex education • Virginity Rules • abstinence education • abstinence

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