Tag Archives: Abstinence

Tennessee Legislates Against 'Gateway Sex'

Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:22 am by Bob Cesca

This would be hilarious if it wasn’t going to lead to more sexual oppression and unwanted pregnancies. The Tennessee Legislature on Friday sent a bill to Gov. Bill Haslam’s desk that, according to the Tennessean, would require sex-ed classes to … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Approves Cooties Bill

Posted on April 13, 2012 at 4:10 pm by JM Ashby

I didn’t think it was possible to make abstinence-only education even more useless, but apparently it is, as demonstrated by the Tennessee state legislature. Last week, the Senate passed SB 3310, a bill to update the state’s abstinence-based sex education … Continue reading →

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Abstinence Education Doesn't Work

Posted on April 11, 2012 at 1:19 pm by Bob Cesca

The latest teen pregnancy numbers from the CDC: The number of teen births in the U.S. dropped again in 2010, according to a government report, with nearly every state seeing a decrease. Nationally, the rate fell 9 percent to about … Continue reading →

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Tied Down

Posted on April 10, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, the Gingrich campaign bounced a check for $500 in Utah today which leaves the campaign’s appearance on the Utah ballot in limbo. Also — in a bit of other not shocking news, the … Continue reading →

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The Republican War On Women Is A Success

Posted on August 25, 2011 at 6:15 pm by JM Ashby

Well, not really. Not if you’re an empathetic human-being. A group of people which does not include Republicans. New statistics released yesterday tell us what most of us have already safely assumed — that the constant assault on women’s healthcare, … Continue reading →

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Good Job

Posted on July 22, 2009 at 9:13 pm by Bob Cesca

Abstinence is excellent! Teenage pregnancies and syphilis have risen sharply among a generation of American school girls who were urged to avoid sex before marriage under George Bush’s evangelically-driven education policy, according to a new report by the US’s major … Continue reading →

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