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On AlterNet: abstinence

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "abstinence"

The Battle for Female Sexuality

The Battle for Female Sexuality

Jenny Block, Huffington Post. April 4, 2008.
Young women are still told that their worth hinges on guarding what's between their legs. It's time for all women to own their sexuality.

Chastity Clubs: Bringing the Hymens to Harvard

Chastity Clubs: Bringing the Hymens to Harvard

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. April 4, 2008.
You are not Gandhi or Nelson Mandela for choosing not to have sex.

Crazy U.S. Thinking: Rampant Sexually Spread Diseases and No Talk About Sex!

Crazy U.S. Thinking: Rampant Sexually Spread Diseases and No Talk About Sex!

Lara Riscol, RH Reality Check. March 27, 2008.
A fourth of American teen girls have an STD. Playing sex police only makes the problem worse.

Sexual Adventures in a Pro-Abstinence Era

Sexual Adventures in a Pro-Abstinence Era

Lara Riscol, RH Reality Check. March 3, 2008.
It's time we stand up for sexual health education, services and civil rights so everyone can have pleasure with dignity -- or without, as we choose.

Still a Puritan Nation? Most '08 Candidates Support Abstinence Education

Still a Puritan Nation? Most '08 Candidates Support Abstinence Education

Alison Bowen, Women's eNews. November 27, 2007.
The U.S. has spent about $1 billion on abstinence-only education in the last decade. Here's how presidential candidates line up on the issue.

Now the Democrats Are Funding Abstinence?

Now the Democrats Are Funding Abstinence?

James Wagoner, TomPaine.com. June 11, 2007.
In the interest of "avoiding controversy," Democratic House Appropriations Chair David Obey has become one of the largest funders of the famous vast right-wing conspiracy, adding $140 million for abstinence education.

Tobias & Bush, Torturing Africa With Abstinence

Bruce Wilson, AlterNet: PEEK. April 30, 2007.
Bruce Wilson: "The Moose On The Table" is USAID $ To The Christian Right

Report Underscores Need for Comprehensive Sex Ed

Report Underscores Need for Comprehensive Sex Ed

Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. April 23, 2007.
A congressionally mandated study that tracked 2,057 kids for several years found that most (51 percent) started having sex regardless of whether they'd been taught "abstinence only."

Breaking: Buried government report reveals Abstinence-only a failure

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. April 13, 2007.
An "ideological boondoggle of historic proportions"

Abstinence-Only money refused by states [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. April 13, 2007.
Jessica Valenti: Finally, some good news...

Abstinence-pushers abstain from ethics

Abstinence-pushers abstain from ethics

RH Reality Check, AlterNet: PEEK. April 9, 2007.
Scott Swenson: Here they are, the corrupt morality police...

Swiftboaters recruited to push abstinence

Swiftboaters recruited to push abstinence

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. April 4, 2007.
Scott Swenson: And your tax dollars support them...

BREAKING: Keroack resigns!

BREAKING: Keroack resigns!

Jessica Valenti, AlterNet: PEEK. March 30, 2007.
Jessica Valenti: Bush's abstinence-only "doctor" is gone...

Can Sex Ed Prevent Rape?

Can Sex Ed Prevent Rape?

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. January 17, 2007.
Just look at the statistics... if you dare.

Gays Can't Do Abstinence?

Gays Can't Do Abstinence?

Jessica Valenti, AlterNet: PEEK. January 4, 2007.
Jessica Valenti: Florida school refuses Gay-straight alliance for some very queer reasons...

Brits: Abstinence is a myth

Brits: Abstinence is a myth

Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: PEEK. December 1, 2006.
Increased contraceptive use, not increased abstinence, has reduced teen pregnancies

'Stealth' Bush Appointee Worries About Wayward Wives

'Stealth' Bush Appointee Worries About Wayward Wives

moiv, Talk To Action. November 16, 2006.
The Religious Right's man in Boston is set to become Bush's man for the nation ...

New Bush appointee: Too much sex causes brain damage

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. November 16, 2006.
Doctor assigned to manage repro health funds peddles his own "science"

Be a slut

Be a slut

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2006.
The new "Pro-Life"...

Sex ed and its discontents

Ann Friedman, AlterNet: PEEK. November 3, 2006.
A conservative congressman makes an election-eve bid to please the abstinence crowd.