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MTV.com article discussing the importance of talking about condom use.
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Condoms are effective at both preventing sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes simplex virus, and Chlamydia, and pregnancy. This article provides information on these facts as well as on the proper use of condoms, misconceptions about condoms, and impediments to the common use of condoms.
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A comprehensive sexuality education bill entitled the Healthy Teens Act was set to pass in the New York State legislature. However, the bill never became law, and similar bills were denied in Illinois and Minnesota. This reflects a trend towards federal financing of abstinence-only education.
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This is a comprehensive study of South Carolina's federal funding/grants for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in 2005. Shows type of grants, the amount, and the grantee. Provides a thorough explanation of South Carolina’s Sexuality Education Law and Policy. Also provides links to South Carolina organizations that support comprehensive sexuality education and those working in opposition. Provides a fact-laden section on "South Carolina's Youth: Statistical Information of Note."
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What's working -- less sex or better contraception? WireTap looks at what's behind the sharp decline in birth rate.
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Despite compelling evidence that abstinence-only programs do not stop—or even delay—teen sex, these programs are currently funded at a level of $176 million annually. In contrast, there is no comparable federal program to support sex education that includes information about both abstinence and contraceptive use, an approach proven effective at promoting both delays in sexual activity and protective behaviors among teens who become sexually active, according to this article by Heather Boonstra, published in the Spring 2007 issue of the Guttmacher Policy Review.
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Article examines teen pregnancy prevention programs in Bamberg County, S.C. and neighboring counties. Cites Denmark, S.C. where a comprehensive sexuality education program has resulted in a two-thirds drop in pregnancy rates among teenage girls. In comparison, nearby Allendale County has not had the "same intensive and uninterrupted prevention effort," and the decline in teen pregnancy has not been as pronounced.
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