March 31, 2010, CNN
March 31, 2010, CNN
March 15, 2010, The Gainesville Sun
The youth in Alachua County deserve a significantly higher standard of sexual education than they currently receive.
There are many programs in place to help teenagers deal with the consequences of sexual activity, such as Loften High School's ACCEPT program which provides free child care for teenage mothers during the school day to allow them to further their education. These initiatives should be applauded.
January 30, 2010, The New York Times
One of President Obama’s worthier first-year achievements was to redirect federal sex-education financing from an abstinence-only approach to broader, more-effective programs that provide information to young people about contraceptives, pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
A new study from the Guttmacher Institute examining the latest federal data on teenage sex, births and abortion — along with the group’s own abortion statistics — suggests the wisdom of that shift.
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[3] http://www.healthyteensflorida.org/send/send/573
[4] http://www.healthyteensflorida.org/catherine-turner-district039s-sexual-education-programs-need-be-improved
[5] http://www.healthyteensflorida.org/catherine-turner-district039s-sexual-education-programs-need-be-improved
[6] http://www.healthyteensflorida.org/send/send/572
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