| Women Sue Wal-Mart over Access to Emergency Contraception |
| On the heels of a recently filed lawsuit and a directive issued by Massachusetts' state Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Wal-Mart confirmed that effective March 20, 2006, all of its pharmacies will begin carrying Plan B emergency contraceptives. Wal-Mart first announced, on February 14, that it would begin to stock ... |
| HHS Releases Extreme Version of Abstinence-Only Programs |
| On January 26, 2006 the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new funding announcement for the Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) program. This funding announcement is extremely problematic as it overwhelmingly emphasizes marriage as a goal for young people and ignores the existing evidence that points ... |
| President Releases Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request |
| On February 6 th , the President released his Fiscal Year 2007 (FY07) Budget Request seeking a total of $2.7 trillion dollars in funding from Congress. This budget includes significant increases in military and homeland security spending and $15 billion in overall cuts and reductions resulting from the elimination of ... |
| States Open 2006 Legislative Sessions: Legislative Highlights from the States |
| As many states open their 2006 legislative sessions, SIECUS is tracking a high volume of bills regarding sexuality education and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs being introduced across the country. If enacted, these bills could have a range of impacts on what youth learn in classrooms as exemplified by the legislation from Illinois ... |
| BBC Rejects U.S. AIDS Money Over Ideological Restrictions |
| The BBC has become the latest in a string of international organizations and governments opposing the Bush Administration's restrictive international HIV/AIDS-prevention policies. The BBC World Service Trust had signed a contract in 2005 to develop a three- year media campaign in Tanzania focusing on HIV/AIDS. When BBC officials were informed ... |
| Latest PEPFAR Report Maintains Abstinence Until Marriage Promotion is at the Forefront of U.S. HIV-prevention Initiatives Worldwide |
| On Wednesday, February 8, the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator released its second annual report on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), entitled Action Today, A Foundation for Tomorrow: the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief . Action Today reports the latest numbers of people reached with ... |
