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akimmell — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:16:42 -0600

Teen star's pregnancy underscores dangers of abstinence-only sex-education in Florida

Floirda Today Editorial, January 5, 2008

By now everyone knows Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old star of television's "Zoey 101" and sister of train wreck pop star Britney, is pregnant.

She could be the anti-poster child for the Bush administration's failed abstinence-only sex education programs.

Planned Parenthood Praises New Mexico’s Rejection Of Federal Funds for Wasteful Abstinence-Only Programs

akimmell — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:56:41 -0600

NM Joins Growing List of States Saying No to Programs Proven to Fail

Washington, DC – Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) President Cecile Richards praised New Mexico health officials today for rejecting federal funding for ineffective abstinence-only programs that deny teenagers potentially lifesaving information about prevention and responsible decision making. New Mexico, the 15th state to reject the funding, has pledged to teach comprehensive, medically accurate sex education.