In 2011, Mississippi law required public schools to teach either abstinence-only or abstinence-plus sex education. Despite a significant drop in teen pregnancies since 2011, Mississippi still has the ...

New research is challenging the effectiveness of abstinence-only education. Eric White of Best Men, a program that advocates abstinence for young men is joined by sex educator Deborah Roffman to share ...

Sexual activity in the teen years is linked to a number of important social concerns, including sexually-transmitted diseases, teenage pregnancy, out-of-wedlock childbirth, and depression. Two basic ...

On July 29, 1994, thousands of teenagers gathered in Washington, D.C., to tell the nation about their pledge to remain sexually abstinent until marriage. They covered the lawn of the National Mall ...

The undersigned organizations urge you to reconsider your proposed increase in funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage education programs. Your budget requests a boost in funding for these programs ...

The American Civil Liberties Union, a nationwide, non-partisan organization with nearly 300,000 members dedicated to protecting the individual liberties and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and ...

In 2011, the course of Mississippi's sex education shifted. House Bill 999, which became law after passing through the 2011 legislative session, requires each public school district to choose either ...