4/24/08:
From the National
Partnership for Women and Families
SEXUAL HEALTH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARENTS,
CHILDREN LACKING A questionnaire completed
by students ages 13 to 15 in a public school in
Edinburgh, Scotland, and their parents or guardians
shows that there are barriers to communicating
effectively about sexual health issues.
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4/15/08:
From the National
Partnership for Women and Families
WASHINGTON POST EXAMINES WAYS PARENTS CAN DISCUSS
SEX WITH CHILDREN According to the Post,
changes in reproductive technology and increased
sexual imagery in news and entertainment outlets
have caused many children to ask their parents about
different sexual topics at earlier ages.
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4/15/08:
From the National
Partnership for Women and Families
TEEN PREGNANCY RATE, ABORTION RATE DECLINE FROM 1990
TO 2004, NEW CDC REPORT FINDS The teen
pregnancy rate dropped 38% from 1990 to 2004, the
abortion rate decreased by 50%, and the overall
birth rate decreased by more than one-third in the
same time period, the report found.
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4/1/08:
From the National
Partnership for Women and Families
LAWMAKERS' LETTER TO OBEY ASKS THAT ABSTINENCE-ONLY
FUNDING GO TO MORE EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS Seventy-six House lawmakers, including 75 Democrats
and Republican Rep. Chris Shays (Conn.), recently
signed a letter to the House Appropriations
Committee, urging him to shift funding for HHS'
Community-Based Abstinence Education Program to
"more effective programs," such as comprehensive sex
education.
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