Abstinence-Only Education

Check out this funny video via Amplify and Advocates for Youth on taxpayer-funded abstinence only education.

Sex Ed Advocacy in NYC

On November 18, NARAL Pro-Choice New York and the National Institute for Reproductive Health hosted a roundtable to discuss the future of sex education in New York City. See photos here.

We also released our new report: "If You Expect Us to Make Healthy Decisions, We Need Sex Ed:" A Report on Sexuality Education in the New York City Public School System.

Young people talking about gender and sexuality

Reteaching Gender and Sexuality from PUT THIS ON THE MAP on Vimeo.

Congress introduces a bill to end abstinence-only funding!

Frank Lautenberg and Representative Barbara Lee have introduced a bill that would repeal Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage program funding.

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Federal Grant Funding!

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $155 million in teen pregnancy prevention funding to support the implementation of evidence-based and innovative teen pregnancy prevention programs. For a full list of grantees by state visit www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/09/teenpregnancy_chart.html.

LONGSHOT: Lured by new grant, some states reject abstinence-only funding

Check out this interesting article about states rejecting abstinence-only funding in favor of PREP.

New Funding Stream from OAH

The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has just announced the availability of funds for states to assist pregnant and parenting teens and women.