| Specter Brings Pork Back to the Table for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs in Pennsylvania |
| Once again, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) has included earmarks for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in his home state of Pennsylvania in the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill. The decision to reinstate his now infamous earmarks in the Fiscal Year 2007 Labor-HHS bill has caused great concern among ... |
| Senators Agree: No Increase for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding |
| On July 20, 2006, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2007 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) spending bill by voice vote. The Labor-HHS bill—which was approved by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education just two days earlier—totals $142.8 billion, ... |
| Depressed Teens More Likely to Engage in Risky Sex |
| A study published in the July 2006 issue of the medical journal Pediatrics found that teenagers who suffered from depression were more likely to engage in high risk sexual behavior. The researchers found that about 20% of all teenagers may have depressive symptoms, which increases the likelihood that they will ... |
| Missouri Gives Tax Credits for Crisis Pregnancy Centers |
| On July 11, 2006, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt (R) signed into law the Pregnancy Resource Center Tax Credit Act (HB 1485). This law creates a tax credit for donations to crisis pregnancy centers, which typically advertise as providing medical services and then use anti-choice propaganda, misinformation, and fear and shame ... |
| SIECUS Releases New Edition of State Profiles |
| On July 19, 2006, SIECUS released the latest edition of the SIECUS State Profiles: A Portrait of Sexuality Education and Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs in the States. This third edition covers federal Fiscal Year 2005 and is the most comprehensive document of its kind detailing sexuality education and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in states ... |
| Study Shows Male Circumcision in Sub-Saharan Africa May Help Prevent Spread of HIV |
| According to an analysis published on July 10, 2006 in the Public Library of Science Medicine Journal , routine male circumcisions across sub-Saharan Africa could prevent two million new HIV infections and 300,000 AIDS-related deaths in the next ten years. An additional 3.7 million new HIV infections and 2.7 million ... |
| Federally Funded Crisis Pregnancy Centers Provide False and Misleading Information about Abortion; Money Funneled through Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding Streams |
| A new study, False and Misleading Health Information Provided by Federally Funded Pregnancy Resource Centers, was released on July 17, 2006 by Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA). The study found that 87% of federally funded “pregnancy resource centers,” more commonly knows as crisis pregnancy centers, provided false and misleading information about ... |
