SIECUS Report articles from August 2002

SIECUS Report archives from August 2002

Young people are key to change in sexual health programs. (From the Editor).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... For the past several years, as I have compiled and edited our "Sexuality Education" issues of the SIECUS Report, I have always ended my work with the same conclusion: young people are the ones who are going to make comprehensive sexuality...

Two ways to promote sexuality education. (From the President).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... This year we came to a milestone that many of us have been waiting for (albeit with apprehension) for over five years. The Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage funding that was quietly slipped into the 1996 Welfare Reform law was finally up...

Number of controversies decline as schools adopt conservative policies. (Analysis of 2001-2002 School Year).
August 1, 2002... With the renewal of welfare reform looming in the background, the 2001-2002 school year saw fewer controversies relating to sexuality education than previous years. As SIECUS has noted, this trend, which emerged last year, does not indicate a...

Talk about sex: the battles over sex education.
August 1, 2002... Janice Irvine, who is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has just written a book titled Talk about Sex: The Battles over Sex Education in the United States. She recently talked with Mac Edwards,...

Teens develop Code of Sexual Ethics at Pennsylvania Coalition meeting.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Pennsylvania Coalition to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, which has held a number of statewide youth conferences to determine what teens are thinking and feeling about sexuality, has developed a Teen Code of Sexual Ethics based on the brainstorming...

Untangling the Web to help students find sexual health sites.
August 1, 2002... Both mass media and interactive media are powerful shapers of young people's minds, experiences, and lives. It is estimated that 45 million have access to the Internet at home or in the classroom, (1) and that young people eight to 18 years of...

Update: pregnancy and state policies.(Bibliography)
August 1, 2002... States have a variety of policies on pregnancy-related issues. Seven subjects are examined in these charts: (1) substance abuse during pregnancy, (2) infertility insurance laws, (3) Medicaid family planning waivers, (4) minors' access to...

Reason for optimism about comprehensive sexuality education. (Policy Update).
August 1, 2002... This annual SIECUS Report on the status of sexuality education always provides an opportunity for reflection. On the advocacy front in Washington, DC, such reflection is a pleasure these days. REASON FOR OPTIMISM I am often reminded by...