Georgia Parents for Responsible Health Education
We support comprehensive sex education that includes abstinence information in all Georgia public schools.
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- December 6, 2009
CDC Task Force finds insufficient evidence of the effectiveness of abstinence-only programs In November , 2009 an independent CDC Task Force concluded that there is sufficient evidence that comprehensive risk reduction interventions are effective in reducing risky sexual behavior and limiting the spread of sexually transmitted infections, while there is insufficient evidence of the effectiveness of abstinence-only programs. (Washington Post 11/7/09; Medical News Today 11/10/09)
- December 6, 2009
Sex infections still growing in U.S., says CDC American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday. Latest statistics on chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis show the three highly treatable infections continue to spread in the United States. "We have among the highest rates of STDs of any developed country in the world," said John Douglas, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Reuter 11/19/09)
- December 6, 2009
The Future of Abstinence Newsweek looks at abstinence education and its future (10/27/09). “It’s been a mainstay of sex ed for more than a decade. Now, as the Obama administration cuts off federal funding, the movement scrambles for money, determined to continue its mission.”
- October 26, 2009
U.S. - National & Local Organizations Request an End to Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding In a letter presented today to the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, more than 160 local, state, and national organizations requested the elimination of federal funding for all abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, and funding of the most comprehensive prevention initiative possible. The signers included Georgia Parents for Responsible Health Education.
- September 26, 2009
Georgia - Teens speak out! In Savannah, Georgia, dozens of young people got out to raise awareness about the Responsible Education About Life Act (REAL Act), a federal bill promoting sex education in schools on Friday.
- December 6, 2009
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