US teenagers need real sex education

I recently highlighted a guardian.co.uk piece which reported the failure of abstinence only programmes in America, and commented: "This piece argues that the rise in risky sexual behaviour among young people in the US is linked (ironically, of course) to George Bush's...

George Bush's sex education failure

""The data presented in this report indicate that many young persons in the United States engage in sexual risk behaviour and experience negative reproductive health outcomes." That is the very clinical and polite way a new Centre for Disease Control and Prevention report...

Abortion advice ads 'to be aired'

"Pregnancy advisory services - including abortion information - could be advertised on TV and radio under proposals due to be released. Restrictions on condom adverts could also be relaxed, as part of plans aimed at reducing high UK rates of teenage pregnancy and sexual...

Therapists offer gay 'treatment'

"Therapists are still offering treatments for homosexuality despite there being no evidence that such methods work, research suggests. A significant minority of mental health professionals had agreed to help at least one patient "reduce" their gay or lesbian feelings when...