| South Carolina Governor Vetoes Funding for Abstinence Only Until Marriage Provider |
| Despite a tight budget year, the South Carolina legislature allocated $1.2 million for teen pregnancy prevention through the state’s Department of Social Services (DSS). A provision in the state budget requires the monies be directed towards at least one abstinence-only program. The provision also stated that organizations with a history of implementation ... |
| The National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education Holds First Biannual Meeting of 2008 |
| On May 27, the National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education (NCSSE) came together for its biannual meeting at the National Education Association in Washington, DC. The day-long meeting brought in preeminent education advocates and professionals from throughout the nation to share information about important developments in comprehensive sexuality education at ... |
| The World Bank Releases an Agenda for Action: Fighting the AIDS Epidemic in Africa |
| On May 14, 2008 the World Bank released a report, The World Bank’s commitment to HIV/AIDS in Africa: Our Agenda for Action, 2007-2011, which lays out a new four year strategy to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the continent. In 2000 the World Bank made a three- phase, 15- year programmatic ... |
| North Carolina Sets Comprehensive Sexuality Education Standards |
| On April 15, the North Carolina Commission for Public Health set new standards for after-school and community-based sexuality education programs. Unanimously approved by the group, these programs must now be evidence-based and must provide “complete and medically accurate information” on contraception and abstinence.[i] Parents must |
| Same-Sex Marriage Ban Lifted in California |
| On Thursday, May 15, the California State Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The 4–3 decision ends a contentious legal battle between the state and 14 same-sex couples who sued after they were denied marriage licenses under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) or Proposition 22; ... |
