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In the News
Finally, news you can use! Keep you in touch with social, political, and scientific developments in adolescent sexual and reproductive health. The issues covered in the following news stories include sex education, parent-child communication, teen pregnancy, abstinence, abortion, and STDs, including HIV/AIDS.
- Ugandan Lawmaker To Provide University Scholarships to Virgin Girls as Part of HIV/AIDS Fight—July 22, 2005
- Condoms' Effectiveness in Preventing Pregnancy, STDs at Center of Debate on Revising Package Labels—June 30, 2005
- BET Wins Cable Positive POP Awards' 'Network of the Year' for HIV/AIDS-Related Programming—June 24, 2005
- Washington Post Profiles Former President Clinton's Work on Global Issues, Including HIV/AIDS—June 01, 2005
- ACLU Sues HHS Over Government Funding of Silver Ring Thing Abstinence Initiative, Says Program Promotes Christianity—May 17, 2005
- Texas Teens' Film Promoting Condom Use To Be Shown in Sex Ed Classes Nationwide, on Showtime Cable Network—May 17, 2005
- Sex: whoa! Violence: who cares? Atom Egoyan film gets curious reaction at Cannes—May 14, 2005—CNN (Link opens in new window.)
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- FDA To Implement Guidelines Banning MSM From Donating Sperm Because of Perceived HIV Risk—May 6, 2005
- Colorado House Fails To Override Governor's Veto of Bill Requiring Hospitals To Inform Rape Survivors of EC Availability—May 4, 2005
- Palm Beach County Judge Rules 13-Year-Old Florida Foster Child May Obtain Abortion; State Officials Appeal—May 3, 2005
- Actor Brad Pitt Visits AIDS Orphans in Ethiopia During Trip Organized by DATA—April 27, 2005
- Many HIV-Positive Gay Men Unaware They're Infected—April 26, 2005
- Eric Rudolph To Plead Guilty to Abortion Clinic, Olympic Bombings, Will Receive Life in Prison Without Parole—April 11, 2005
- Bono, Brad Pitt, Other Celebrities Appear in Public Service Announcement To Raise Awareness of HIV/AIDS, Poverty—April 8, 2005
- Colorado Gov. Owens Vetoes Bill That Would Have Required Hospitals To Offer EC Information to Rape Survivors—April 8, 2005
- Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report Summarizes Editorials on Pharmacists' Refusal To Fill Birth Control, EC Prescriptions—April 5, 2005
- Celeb Scene: Stars Out to Honor Good Sex on TV—October 14, 2004—Netscape® Network Celebrity (Link opens in new window.)
- ¡De telenovela!—October 10, 2004—La Opinión (Link opens in new window.)
- CBS in Running for 3 SHINE Awards—September 29, 2004—Hollywood Reporter (Link opens in new window.)
- 'Clase 406' sigue cosechando éxitos: La telenovela 'Clase 406' es nominada a los Shine Awards, galadornes de EU que reconocen el apoyo al sano desarrollo de la salud sexual—September 24, 2004—esmas.com (Link opens in new window.)
- US Eyes Limits on AIDS Education: Agencies Worry Efforts Will Suffer—September 20, 2004—Boston Globe (Link opens in new window.)
- TV Producers Say Soap Operas the New Weapon to Fight AIDS—July 16, 2004
- Lives of Adolescents Worldwide 'Transformed' by HIV/AIDS Epidemic, 2003 World Youth Report Says—April 28, 2004
- FDA Approves OraQuick Rapid Test for HIV-1, HIV-2 Antibodies—March 29, 2004
- HIV/AIDS Epidemic Growing Faster in South Than Other Regions, Study Presented at National AIDS Update Conference Says—March 29, 2004
- Forum Educates Black Colleges on HIV—March 22, 2004
- Mexican Government Authorizes Use of Morning-After Pill—January 23, 2004
- Mainstream Media Messages Not Helping Low-Income Black Urban Youth Make Good Sexual Health Decisions, Study Says— January 22, 2004
- Court weighs teenager's sentence: Georgia case raises questions about mandatory minimum sentences—January 21, 2004—CNN (Link opens in new window.)
- Kentucky High School Administrators Reject 'Safe Sex' Brochures at School Health Fair—November 26, 2003
- FDA Advisers To Debate Next Month Whether To Allow Emergency Contraception To Be Sold Without Prescription—November 25, 2003
- HIV Secrecy Is Proving Deadly—November 25, 2003—New York Times
- When "Friends" Talk, Teens Listen—November 3, 2003—USA Today
- Bismarck Tribune Features Three-Part Series on HIV/AIDS in North Dakota—October 29, 2003
- High school senior came 'out' - and was expelled—October 25, 2003—Palm Beach Post (Link opens in new window.)
- Media Project Presents SHINE Awards for Sexual Health in Entertainment to Television Programs—October 21, 2003
- Seth Rudetsky to Host SHINE Awards; Lorna Luft to Perform—October 9, 2003—Playbill (Link opens in new window.)
- 'Enterprise' Nominated for SHINE Award—October 5, 2003—Trek Today (Link opens in new window.)
- Dating Violence Leads to Other Problems—October 2003—Youth Today (Link opens in new window.)
- Looking for Good News About Youth—October 2003—Youth Today (Link opens in new window.)
- Opposition to Gay Marriage Is Declining, Study Finds—July 24, 2003—New York Times (Link opens in new window.)
- Hip-hop Condoms to Hit Stores—July 11, 2003—CNN (Link opens in new window.)
- Teen Sues Over 'Lesbian Barbie' Shirt Ban—June 20, 2003—CNN (Link opens in new window.)
- Study: Condoms Don't Increase Teen Sex—May 29, 2003—Associated Press
- Language Police Bar 'Old,' 'Blind'—May 28, 2003—CNN (Link opens in new window.)
- 1 in 5 Teenagers Has Sex Before 15, Study Finds—May 20, 2003—New York Times
- Santa Ana School Board Rejects Abstinence-Only Curriculum—May 15, 2003—Los Angeles Times
- Girlfriends for Life: Mara Brock Akil, Creator of UPN's Girlfriends, Shares with A&U's Chael Needle the Inside Scoop on the Show's HIV Story Lines and the State of Sexual Health on TV—April 2003—A&U Magazine
- James Madison University To Stop Distributing Emergency Contraception At Campus Health Center—April 22, 2003
- Federal Health Officials Reportedly Warn AIDS Researchers To Eliminate 'Politically Controversial' Language From Grant Applications—April 18, 2003
- U.S. Daytime TV to Get First Lesbian Kiss—April 15, 2003—CNN (Link opens in new window.)
- UPN's 'Girlfriends' To Air Fourth AIDS-Related Episode as Part of 'KNOW HIV/AIDS' Campaign—April 14, 2003
- Faith Programs Help Teens Sort Out Sex, Morality—April 11, 2003 (Link opens in new window.)
- US Teachers Untrained for Birds-and-Bees Questions—April 2, 2003 (Link opens in new window.)
- Teens' Confusion about Pap Test May Delay Care—April 2, 2003 (Link opens in new window.)
- Former New York Hospital AIDS Educator Sentenced for Forging AIDS Drug Prescriptions, Selling on Black Market—March 25, 2003
- Federal Abstinence Education Programs Set To Spend Record $120M in FY 2003 —March 24, 2003
- Settlement Allows Gay-Straight School Club—March 6, 2003—CNN (Link opens in new window.)
- Government, Librarians Face off Over Computer Access—March 4, 2003—CNN (Link opens in new window.)
- Los riesgos del sexo sin protección: cada año se detectan en Estados Unidos 15.3 millones de casos nuevos de enfermedades de transmisión sexual—19 de febrero de 2003—La Opinión (Link opens in new window.)
- Judge Upholds Pennsylvania's Fetal Homicide Law in Fetal Murder Case—January 28, 2003
- TV Teaches Teenagers about Sex; Media Project Teaches TV—December 20, 2002
- Teens, Adults Prefer Abstinence Over Contraception, Contraception Over Teen Pregnancy, Survey Says—December 18, 2002
- Emergency Contraception Linked to Decline in Abortion Rate, AGI Report Finds—December 17, 2002
- Internet Filters Often Block Sexual Health Information, Study Says—December 11, 2002
- David Proval: 'Reality TV' Means Honest Depictions of Sexuality—October 23, 2002—USA Today (Link opens in new window.)
- 'Unborn Child' Coverage Moves Ahead—September 27, 2002—CNN (Link opens in new window.)
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