Republican Party’s Platform Calls for Constitutional Bans on Same-Sex Marriage and Abortion; Doubling Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding
The Republican Party’s platform approved at the party’s convention in New York…
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House Committee Approves Increases in Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding
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Debate Over Health Education Textbooks in Texas
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On June 22, the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.…
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation…
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