Marshall Bright is an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania who was instrumental in raising awareness of the problems with abstinence-only education in
By Rachel Hart, Reproductive Freedom Project at 2:52pm
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade. In honor of the anniversary, the ACLU put together a video featuring interviews with ACLU staff from across the organization concerning the role of reproductive freedom in ensuring the full-range of civil liberties. If you
By Rachel Hart, Reproductive Freedom Project at 5:53pm
We just got word that the governor of Arizona announced today that she has turned down federal funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs! Arizona is now the 16th state that no longer accepts funds for these programs.
More information to come...
***UPDATE***
Here are some snippets from the ACLU of Arizona's press release: <
By Rachel Hart, Reproductive Freedom Project at 4:09pm
For 11 years, students in California's San Ysidro School District have gone without sex education despite the county's high teen pregnancy rate. School officials say that their students aren't getting lessons on how to protect against unintended pregnancy and STDs "because there are so many [other] things that need to be presented." The school board will ta
By Rachel Hart, Reproductive Freedom Project at 2:00pm
So far, 2008 has been chock-full of opinion pieces on abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, no doubt driven by the perfect storm of media coverage: Jamie-Lynn's pregnancy in the tabloids, Juno, a new movie dealing with teen pregnancy, in theaters, and news coverage of 15 states that no longer accept federa
By Rachel Hart, Reproductive Freedom Project at 1:59pm
With the New Year upon us, it seems only right to examine the state of sex education in the U.S. Launched in June 2005, this blog has witnessed a great deal of change. Back then, only a handful of states had rejected federal funds for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs -- in 2008 Read More»
By Rachel Hart, Reproductive Freedom Project at 1:00pm
RH Reality Check's blogposted a letter yesterday that 10 prominent researchers in the field of adolescent sexual and reproductive health sent to Representative Nancy Pelosi and Senator Harry Reid expressing concern over the recent increa
