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ACLU Hails Amendment to Increase Funding to Prevent Unplanned Pregnancies; Measure Would Promote Healthy Pregnancies and Healthy Children (03/16/2006)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today hailed the introduction of a budget amendment in the Senate that would increase funding for public health programs aimed at preventing unintended pregnancies and offer additional support for pregnant women and children.

ACLU Announces Settlement in Challenge to Government-Funded Religion in the Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Program the “Silver Ring Thing” (02/23/2006)
BOSTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced a settlement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a case challenging federal funding of religious activities in a nationwide abstinence-only-until-marriage program, the Silver Ring Thing.

ACLU Announces Nationwide Action Aimed at Combating Dangerous Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Curricula in the States (09/21/2005)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today launched Not In My State, a nationwide action aimed at combating dangerous abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula. In a coordinated effort, ACLU affiliates across the country are sending letters to local officials calling for careful scrutiny of health and life-skills curricula.

ACLU Applauds Federal Government's Decision to Suspend Public Funding of Religion by Nationwide Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Program (08/22/2005)
BOSTON - The American Civil Liberties Union and Jenner & Block LLP applauded the federal government's decision today to suspend the flow of taxpayer dollars funding the Silver Ring Thing, a nationwide ministry that uses abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education as a means to bring "unchurched" students to Jesus Christ.

ACLU Troubled by Court's Refusal to Hold Louisiana Governor's Program on Abstinence in Contempt for Continuing to Preach with Taxpayer Dollars (06/24/2005)
NEW ORLEANS -- The American Civil Liberties Union was disconcerted by a Louisiana court's refusal late yesterday to hold the Governor's Program on Abstinence in contempt of a 2002 order requiring the state to keep religion out of the taxpayer-funded program.

ACLU Launches Web Site for Reproductive Rights Activists, TakeIssueTakeCharge.org (06/23/2005)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union launched a Web site today, TakeIssueTakeCharge.org, as part of a national grassroots campaign to protect reproductive freedom.

In Light of ACLU Lawsuit Charging the Federal Government with Funding Religious Activities, the Silver Ring Thing Removes Religious Content from Website (05/19/2005)
NEW YORK -- In response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Jenner & Block LLP against the federal government for funding religious activities in an abstinence-only program, the Silver Ring Thing today substantially altered and removed religious content from its website.

ACLU Challenges Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Religion in Nationwide Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Program (05/16/2005)
BOSTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union and Jenner & Block LLP today filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government's misuse of taxpayer dollars to fund religious activities in the ""Silver Ring Thing,"" a nationwide ministry program that uses abstinence-only sex education as a means to bring ""unchurched"" students to Jesus Christ.

ACLU Asks Court to Stop Louisiana Governor's Program on Abstinence From Continuing to Preach with Taxpayer Dollars (03/24/2005)
NEW ORLEANS - In a court hearing today, the American Civil Liberties Union asked a U.S. District Court in Louisiana to find the Governor's Program on Abstinence in contempt of a 2002 order requiring it to keep religion out of the taxpayer-funded sex education program.

ACLU Hails Introduction of Budget Amendment That Would Increase Funding for Pregnancy Prevention (03/16/2005)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union hailed a budget amendment introduced today in the Senate that would increase funding to public health programs aimed at preventing unintended pregnancies.

ACLU Applauds Federal Legislation Supporting Responsible Sexuality Education (02/10/2005)
WASHINGTON - Saying it would provide states with funding to teach sexuality education that includes information on both abstinence and contraception, the American Civil Liberties Union today hailed the introduction of the Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).

ACLU Asks Court to Hold Louisiana's Abstinence-Only Program in Contempt, Citing Numerous Violations of 2002 Order (01/20/2005)
NEW ORLEANS - The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a U.S. District Court in Louisiana to find the Governor's Program on Abstinence in contempt of a 2002 order requiring it to keep religion out of the taxpayer-funded sex education program.

ACLU Calls On Lawmakers to Stop Spending Taxpayer Dollars on Dangerous Abstinence-Only Sex Education (12/01/2004)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today hailed the release of a comprehensive review of curriculums used in federally funded abstinence-only sex education programs, saying that it shows the government should not spend taxpayer dollars on programs that withhold vital life-saving information and mislead teenagers.

ACLU Asks Louisiana to Remove Religious Content from Abstinence-Only Website, Citing Numerous Violations of 2002 Agreement (11/17/2004)
NEW ORLEANS - The American Civil Liberties Union today asked Louisiana to remove all religious content from a state-sponsored abstinence-only sex education website, saying the material violates a 2002 legal settlement and court order prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars to fund religious activities in the Governor's Program on Abstinence. The ACLU promised further legal action if the offending material is not taken down within 30 days.

NYCLU Criticizes Ban on Condom Demonstrations in Sex Education Classes in New York (08/27/2004)
NEW YORK -- The New York Civil Liberties Union today praised the New York City Department of Education for revising the sex education curriculum but criticized its refusal to include recommended condom demonstrations in a new curriculum.

Landmark Survey Finds Majority of California's Schools in Violation of Sex Education Laws (09/03/2003)
SACRAMENTO - The first statewide survey of sex education in California's public schools in almost a decade reveals that 85 percent of schools violate one or more laws governing this subject, in part because many teachers and administrators find state laws governing sex education confusing and inconsistent.. The survey also shows that parents and schools overwhelmingly support sex education.

ACLU Announces Settlement in Case Against Taxpayer Financing of Religion in Louisiana Abstinence-Only Programs (11/13/2002)
NEW ORLEANS-The American Civil Liberties Union today announced a settlement with the Louisiana governor's office in a case challenging the use of taxpayer dollars to fund religious activities in the Governor's Program on Abstinence.