In one fell swoop, President Bush tells children he won't ensure they receive health care - but he will make sure they're at risk for sexually transmitted infections as a result of the abstinence-only programs his administration will continue to fund.
The new era of teen sex information, reminding TV show hosts that breasts are for babies, a defense of Planned Parenthood in Aurora, IL, interview with Hanne Blank and some Freddie Mercury love on this week's Reality Cast. Also, our first advice seeker returns with a follow-up.
The tide is turning against federal funding for abstinence-only education as Congress is given the chance to dry up one stream of funding. Will they take it?
Last Thursday, the Nicaraguan National Assembly voted 66-3 to recriminalize therapeutic abortion during an overhaul of the Nicaraguan penal code, again choosing unvarnished political opportunism over accepted medical consensus and concern for women's health.
It's tempting to think of early marriage as a solution to economic deprivation. But early marriage almost always means less education, limited opportunities and economic insecurity for the married girl.
The construction of a new Planned Parenthood clinic in Aurora, Illinois, has been held up as the judge in the case rules against Planned Parenthood's claim of discrimination. But the fight isn't close to over.
