| SIECUS Applauds the Introduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act |
| Bill Would End Unfair Employment Practices that Discriminate Against LGBT Individuals
New York, NY – Today, Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA), Deborah Pryce (R-OH),
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Christopher Shays (R-CT), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill would extend fair employment ... |
| Statement of Joseph DiNorcia, Jr., President of SIECUS on the Supreme Court Ruling in Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood |
| New York, NY – Today is a dark day for all of us who place the health and safety of women above ideology and politics. This week’s decision by the Supreme Court undermines more than 30 years of previous rulings, and reveals the dangerous direction in which this Court is ... |
| Federal Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Not Proven Effective in Delaying Sexual Activity Among Young People |
| Final Report on Federally Funded Programs Released Today
NEW YORK, NY— After years of delay in its release, a federally supported evaluation of abstinence-only-until-marriage programs funded under the 1996 federal welfare reform law has proven the programs ineffective in changing teens’ sexual behavior. The report, conducted by Mathematica Policy Research Inc. ... |
| Institute of Medicine Report Faults PEPFAR's Prevention Politics: PATHWAY Act Seeks Remedy |
| Washington, D.C. – On Friday, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released key findings that the “the abstinence-until marriage budget allocation in the Leadership Act hampers [prevention] efforts and thus PEPFAR’s ability to meet the [HIV prevention] target.” Under current law, 33% of all prevention funding must be spent on programs ... |
| SIECUS Releases Report on Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs in Alabama |
| New York, NY – Today, the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), in partnership with AIDS Alabama, is pulling back the curtain on failed abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in Alabama by releasing a report outlining this federally funded fiasco. The full report can be found at www.siecus.org.
“This report ... |
