North Carolina Passes Sex Education Bill

North Carolina's Reproductive Health and Safety Education curriculum will educate students about scientifically-based and proven information intended protect students against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Sex Education Bill Passes in North Carolina
The North
Carolina House today passed the Healthy Youth Act. The Act will require
schools to provide comprehensive sex education for middle school
students for the first time in 13 years.


The Reproductive Health
and Safety Education curriculum will educate students about
scientifically-based and proven information intended protect students
against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,
according to a press release by NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina.


The bill must now be signed by Gov. Perdue, who has 10 days to sign it or it will become law.


Sean Kosofsky, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina said in the press release,

 

"The passage of the Healthy Youth Act
marks a huge step forward for improving teens’ access to
scientifically-accurate, age-appropriate sex education…North Carolinians
overwhelmingly support comprehensive sex education and this bill reflects that
common-sense value. Abstinence should be included in any
sex-education program, but it cannot be abstinence-only. Parents want to provide young people with the truth about
contraception and other ways to avoid sexually transmitted disease and prevent
unintended pregnancy. We commend the North Carolina legislature for putting teens’
health above partisan politics. We look forward to Gov. Perdue signing this landmark
legislation."