Comprehensive Sex
Education Substantial evidence of the effectiveness of
Comprehensive sex education has recently emerged. Comprehensive sex ed stresses
abstinence and includes age-appropriate, medically accurate information about contraception. Comprehensive sex ed is also developmentally appropriate, introducing information on relationships, decision-making, assertiveness, and skill building to resist social/peer pressure, depending on grade-level.
As part of welfare reform, Congress passed legislation in 1996 allocating $50 million in federal funds for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs—which
censor information about contraception. Since then, despite
no evidence of the effectiveness of these
programs and Americans'' opposition to federal funding for them, the government has dumped more and more taxpayer money into unrealistic and unproven abstinence-only programs. Click below for more information:
NEW! Myths and Facts about Sex Education (The Facts)
The REAL Act Introduced into Congress!
"REAL" Sex Education for America''s Youth - Statement by James Wagoner
Sex Education: Isn''t it Time to Listen to the Pediatricians, Not the Politicians?
The Rights. Respect. Responsibility.® Keep it REAL Campaign—End Censorship in America''s Schools
The Rights. Respect. Responsibility.®Fix the GAP Campaign—Stop U.S. Exportation of Abstinence-Only Programs
Coalition of Religious Leaders Issue Open Letter in Support of Comprehensive Sex Education
Leading Medical Association Rejects Abstinence-Only Policies—Programs at Odds With Medical Ethics and Basic Human Rights
The Responsible Education About Life Act
New Reports Show "Just Say No" Programs Ineffective & Inaccurate
Selection Tool to Identify Programs that Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections
Scenarios USA: Films Written by and for Teens
77 Organizations Urge President Bush to Withdraw Support for Abstinence-Only Programs
Sex Education Programs: Definitions & Point-by-Point Comparison
History of Government Funding for Abstinence-Only Programs
American Medical Association''s Recommendation for Good Sex Ed
Americans Support Comprehensive Sex Ed & Oppose Abstinence-Only Programs
Characteristics of Effective Sex Education Programs
Family Life Education Act
National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education
Press Releases
Rights. Respect. Responsibility.® Campaign
Teens Need Information, Not Censorship—Remarks by James Wagoner
Common Sense: America''s Youth and Sexual Health—Speech by Jennifer, Youth Activist
Publications on Comprehensive Sex Ed and Abstinence-Only Programs: Condom Effectiveness (The Facts)
Effective Sex Education (formally Sex Education: Curricula and Programs) (The Facts)
European Approaches to Adolescent Sexual Behavior & Responsibility
Executive Summary & Call to Action
The Librarian''s Guide To Sex Education Resources: Audiovisual, Print, and Web-based Materials for Youth, Parents, and Youth-Serving Professionals
Resource Guide for Sex Educators: Basic Resources that Every Sex Educator Needs to Know About
Resources for Sex Educators and Trainers: Parent-Child Communication about Sexuality for Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino, and Native American Families
Responsible Education about Life (REAL) Act (The Facts)
Rights. Respect. Responsibility.® (3Rs) Campaign Kit. (Transitions) To read this issue, visit the 3Rs Campaign Web site.
Rights. Respect. Responsibility.®—The Keep it REAL Campaign (Campaign Toolkit)
Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections
Executive Summa>
Science and Success: Supplement I—Additional Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV & Sexually Transmitted Infections
Science or Politics? George W. Bush and the Future of Sexuality Education in the United States (The Facts)
Sex Education for Physically, Emotionally, and Mentally Challenged Youth (From Research to Practice)
Speaking Out! Connecticut''s Parents and Other Adults Want Comprehensive Sex Education in Schools
Teens & Sex in Europe: A Story of Rights, Respect & Responsibility