1997-98 sexuality education controversies in the United States
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The SIECUS Community Advocacy Project reports 135 new attacks on sexuality education in 33 states during the 1997-98 school year. This is similar to the number of incidents recorded during the previous school year. Opponents of sex education continued their efforts by resorting to such tactics as implementation of abstinence-only programs and 'opt-in' rather than 'opt-out' policies. They have also pressed for the elimination of information on contraception. It has been observed that the government has given funds only for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.
Publication Name: SIECUS Report
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0091-3995
Year: 1998
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What abstinence-only-until-marriage education looks like in communities today
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American teenagers are being encouraged to commit to sexual abstention until marriage through a proliferation of state-funded programs which promotes sexual purity and open communications with parents.
Publication Name: SIECUS Report
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0091-3995
Year: 2001
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Fewer debates about sexuality education as abstinence-only programs take foothold
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Strict sexual abstinence programs are being blamed for decreasing the openness of sexuality education in the US with individual states deciding to implement restrictive sex education.
Publication Name: SIECUS Report
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0091-3995
Year: 2001
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