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Waiting to Have Kids: The New High Risk Sexual Behavior

Waiting to Have Kids: The New High Risk Sexual Behavior

Forget about sexuality education in the classroom. The new sex ed is more suited for the boardroom.Sexuality education and postponing pregnancy are two concepts typically reserved for discussions on abortion or teen pregnancy. Rarely do these notions seep into the lexicon of grown, coupled adults. Never mind those adults actually wanting children.

Abstinence-Only a Failure, Latest Research Shows

Abstinence-Only a Failure, Latest Research Shows

San Francisco, September 16, 2008—As pregnant teens take the national stage and the merits of sexual education are suddenly being debated by pundits across the country, the latest research findings from the National Sexuality Resource Center’s Sexuality Research and Social Policy journal leave no room for doubt: abstinence-only

Designing Babies

Designing Babies

We are rapidly entering the era of “reprogenetic” medicine. This combines new technologies of gene identification with assisted reproductive technologies like IVF and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to permit parents to select the genetic traits of their children. Within the past two years Britain’s leading genetic

The Real Teens of Anytown U.S.A.

The Real Teens of Anytown U.S.A.

Some adults think teens have sex constantly; others believe it’s not going on at all. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.

Family Matters

Family Matters

Sixteen-year-old Karina Flores knew something was wrong when she couldn’t button her size five jeans. She wiggled to peel them off her body and threw them on her bed, and opted for her size seven pair instead. As she finished getting ready for another day at school, she stared at her reflection in the mirror. Her face was rounder and less

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

When I went to college in the 1980s, I hadn’t yet figured out where I stood on the issue of abortion. I’d led a sheltered life as a high school student and didn’t know of any friends who had terminated a pregnancy. The issue was very abstract for me.

Welcoming Baby, or Not

Welcoming Baby, or Not

Childbirth is not a medical issue; it is a social issue that may or may not have medical consequences.

De Joven a Joven

De Joven a Joven

Educadores paritarios en la Misión hablan acerca de la sexualidad, reducción de riesgos, y prevención de embarazos

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

Seven kids and ten long years of perpetuating myths about teen sexuality. The WB's longest running, most popular series preaches abstinence-only to viewers.

Genital Fixations

Genital Fixations

What's wrong with treating intersex in the womb? The procedure evokes important questions about risk, fetal and maternal health, and the social costs of using medicine to make everybody look the same.