Read more sex education stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4023/sex-education.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:32:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73390/no-sex-ed-13m-abortions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe liberalization of Chinese attitudes toward sex, despite the near-absence of sex education, has led to a sort of bedroom farce that would be hilarious if it didn’t result in at least 13 million abortions a year. College students in particular feel comfortable having sex; now, if only someone had...http://www.newser.com/story/73390/no-sex-ed-13m-abortions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:41:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70627/senate-finance-panel-agrees-at-last-to-fund-abstinence-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn the same day it voted to kill Democrats' hopes for a health bill with a public option, the Senate Finance Committee showed the love to abstinence. Committee Republicans displayed a little nostalgia for the Bush administration, voting to restore $50 million a year in federal funding for abstinence-only education...http://www.newser.com/story/70627/senate-finance-panel-agrees-at-last-to-fund-abstinence-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 8:12:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65893/married-41-years-profs-turn-sex-101-into-an-institution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor more than 20 years, John and Janice Baldwin have instructed students at UC Santa Barbara about sex, love, and everything in between, while implicitly offering their own 41-year-old marriage as a positive example, the LA Times reports. Their “Sociology of Human Sexuality” is one of the most popular classes...http://www.newser.com/story/65893/married-41-years-profs-turn-sex-101-into-an-institution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 12:25:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65018/teen-pregnancy-rampant-in-foster-homes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTeen pregnancy is on the rise throughout the country, but in the foster-care system it’s a full-blown epidemic, Time reports. Nearly half of girls who spent time in the system become pregnant before turning 19, according to one University of Chicago study, and almost 25% had been pregnant more than...http://www.newser.com/story/65018/teen-pregnancy-rampant-in-foster-homes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 13:59:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64182/orgasm-a-day-keeps-doc-away-brits-on-sex-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA brochure being circulated by Britain's National Health Service advises that children be taught more positive lessons about sex as part of a healthy life, along the lines of "an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away," reports the Daily Telegraph . The leaflet, entitled Pleasure , says sex should be treated...http://www.newser.com/story/64182/orgasm-a-day-keeps-doc-away-brits-on-sex-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 8:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64070/miami-schools-plan-sexting-curriculum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Miami-Dade school district is going all out in its attempt to stomp out “sexting,” the Miami Herald reports. The superintendent says he wants to work with law enforcement to develop the nation's top sexting program, including a special curriculum to educate students of all ages about the practice. “This...http://www.newser.com/story/64070/miami-schools-plan-sexting-curriculum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 11:49:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63481/teacher-sends-kids-home-with-porn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFifth graders in northern California got an impromptu sex ed lesson when their teacher handed out DVDs that featured a brief interlude of homemade porn, CBS5 San Francisco reports. The video retrospective of the school year inadvertently included 6 seconds of “inappropriate images” of teacher Crystal Defanti getting busy. Parents...http://www.newser.com/story/63481/teacher-sends-kids-home-with-porn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 10:52:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61143/dubai-woman-rattles-arab-world-with-sex-advice-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Dubai marriage counselor is making waves in the Arab world with a frank book on sexuality, the New York Times reports. Wedad Lootah, a former Islamic scholar, grounds her book of erotic advice in the teachings of the Koran. She discusses taboo subjects such as homosexuality and urges readers...http://www.newser.com/story/61143/dubai-woman-rattles-arab-world-with-sex-advice-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Jun 2009 10:27:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58367/obama-budget-cuts-funds-for-abstinence-only-sex-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTake that, Bristol. The Obama administration seeks to cut most federal funding for abstinence-only sex education programs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama's proposed budget for 2010 would scrap two programs that fund abstinence education—with $145 million—and replace them with a $160 million initiative that funnels 75% of...http://www.newser.com/story/58367/obama-budget-cuts-funds-for-abstinence-only-sex-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 18:35:32 CDT