Sex Education
When it comes to sex education, schools should teach the facts. Teens need to know the risks of having sex. There are many reasons why teens should wait to have sex. But teens also need to understand how to stay safe and protect themselves from disease.
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Tell Boehner: Zero Anti-Choice Votes in 2012
The U.S. House of Representatives held eight anti-choice votes in 2011- the highest number in a decade! Tell Speaker Boehner to stop the War on Women in 2012.
The Problem
Many opponents of choice work to block schools from teaching teens the facts about sex and staying safe.
- Our opponents strongly disapprove of education programs that teach teens about birth control. Instead, they support dangerous "abstinence-only" programs.
- When teens don't learn the facts, their health is at risk. Today, far too many teens face unintended pregnancy or have a sexually transmitted disease.
Our Solution
Our country needs to make fighting teen pregnancy a priority. The federal government and the states should invest more money in sex-education programs that work.
News & Updates
Is Your State on the Sex Ed Hall of Shame?
New York City recently enacted sex-education standards. It might have surprised you that it didn't already require sex ed for students, but unfortunately many states and jurisdictions still don't.
Sex-Education Victory in New York
Starting in the fall, New York City students in middle school and high school will be required to take sex-education classes.
