January, 2008

2 propose that sex ed go beyond abstinence

The lawmakers want condom use taught

By Ron Matus, Steve Bousquet and Donna Winchester

St. Petersburg Times

January 9, 2008

Our view: No, it's not OK

Teen star's pregnancy underscores dangers of abstinence-only sex-education in Florida

Floirda Today, January 5, 2008

By now everyone knows Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old star of television's "Zoey 101" and sister of train wreck pop star Britney, is pregnant.

She could be the anti-poster child for the Bush administration's failed abstinence-only sex education programs.

Tampa Tribune editorial: Chastity Is The Ideal, But School Sex Ed Must Recognize Reality

January 2, 2008

With more states declining an abstinence-only approach to sex education, Florida remains a big promoter of abstinence education, even as new studies show the emphasis is failing to keep many kids from having sex.