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After abortion restrictions, Texas recasts sex education away from abstinence-only focus
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoDALLAS — J.R. Chester got pregnant the summer before her senior year of high school. A bright...
Fort Worth ISD approves abstinence-based sex education curriculum after divided debate
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Texas Education Code requires districts to implement a curriculum that encourages abstinence....
Teen pregnancy and STI rates show Tennessee has a sex ed health crisis
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSex education is not mandated in Tennessee public schools, and if schools decide to provide...
Gwinnett school district votes to keep abstinence-only sex education program
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAfter months of backlash, Gwinnett County Public Schools will stick with an abstinence-only...
Missouri is above average in teen pregnancy, STDs. Could comprehensive sex education help?
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn recent months, the concept of "comprehensive sex education" has been a popular point of...
The Right-Wing Crusade Against Teen Birth Control Could Be Coming to Your State Soon
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTeens in Texas today can’t get birth control at federally funded clinics without their parents’...
'Set them up for failure': Sex education not required in many states where abortion is or will be...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoClose to half of the roughly two dozen states where abortion is or will soon be outlawed or heavily...
Sex ed could prevent unwanted pregnancies. Indiana doesn't require schools to teach it.
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor two weeks, Indiana lawmakers have been locked in debate about how to reduce the number of...
For These Teens, Accessing Sex Education & Contraceptions Is Nearly Impossible
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Reproductive Rights...
Addressing teen violence, pregnancy concern is focal point of session for Macon-Bibb youth
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCommunity partners sought to educate dozens of Macon youth about adolescent-focused local issues...