Posted on May 7, 2008 by Bento
Because the American Life League will be staging protests at “any clinics or facilities that distribute the birth control pill” to mark the 43rd anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court case that recognized a couple’s right to privacy extended to the free purchase of birth control.
Predictably, their hip, youthful site is a wonderland of misinformation, [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2008 by Dashaway
Ahoy! Tonight is the Sex and Chocolate panel. Mmmm. It’s co-sponsored by Watumishi, Empowerment, and Health Ed and is part of Watumishi’s AIDs Awareness Week. A description of the event:
The Sex & Chocolate panel discussion is a question and answer forum on human sexuality, faith and health issues. Students receive a note card at the [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2008 by femmemeister
This evening, I had the pleasure of hearing Anthony Rapp, star of the poignant and rousing Rent, speak about his experience with the show to kick off Aids Awareness Week. He is well-spoken and smart, and was patient (more patient than I was) with some of the foolish questions people asked, such as, “Have you [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by femmemeister
The following is a guest post from our loyal contributor Caitlin. (Thanks Caitlin!)
A study released this week by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 1 in 4 teen girls (aged 14 to 19) has a sexually transmitted infection. This is one of the first studies to examine STI rates among adolescents [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2008 by femmemeister
I had a dream last night in which everyone was yelling at me for not posting enough to this blog! So, here is another post for your Sunday viewing pleasure.One of my roommates sent me this link about a museum exhibit designed to education children about sex. (A much more fun and less [...]
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