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- Waiting For 'The Morning After.' Elliott, Michael // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);12/13/99, Vol. 134 Issue 24, p3
Discusses the controversy of the distribution of Norlevo, a so-called morning-after birth control pill, to high school students in France. How critics think the device will promote the idea that sex has no consequences; Comparisons of the device to abortion by Catholics; Defense by French...
- Waiting For `The Morning After.' // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);12/13/99, Vol. 134 Issue 24, p5
Discusses the controversy of the distribution of Norlevo, a so-called morning-after birth control pill, to high school students in France. How critics think the device will promote the idea that sex has no consequences; Comparisons of the device to abortion by Catholics; Defense by French...
- Evidence-Based Review of Contraception for Adolescents. Sadovsky, Richard // American Family Physician;9/1/2000, Vol. 62 Issue 5, p1157
Presents a study by C. Davtyan that reviews contraception issues in adolescents and discusses some of the misconceptions adolescents may have about contraception. Description of the study and its results; Conclusion that adolescents need to be educated about sexually transmitted diseases,...
- Poland Eases Restrictions on Abortion. Hollander, Dore // Family Planning Perspectives;Jan/Feb97, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p5
This article focuses on Poland which has eased restrictions on abortion. On November 20, 1996, Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski signed a measure legalizing abortion until the 12th week of pregnancy for women whose financial or emotional circumstances make childbirth inadvisable. The law...
- 8th Graders To Get Sex Education in Montgomery County. // Education Week;6/1/1983, Vol. 2 Issue 36, p3
The article reports that the Montgomery County, Maryland school board has voted to begin teaching 8th-grade students about birth control. Kenneth Muir, the spokesman for the district, said that the purpose of the program is to acquaint young people, before they need to know, with the different...
- Characteristics of Abortion Care Seekers in Southwestern Nigeria. Oye-Adeniran, Boniface A.; Adewole, Isaac F.; Umoh, Augustine V.; Fapohunda, Oluwafunmilayo R.; Iwere, Ngozi // African Journal of Reproductive Health;Dec2004, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p81
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion care seekers in south-western Nigeria. Information was obtained from a total of 1876 women seeking abortion at hospitals using a questionnaire. The results show that majority (60%) were between...
- Common Sense on Condom Education. Sroka, Stephen R. // Education Week;3/13/1991, Vol. 10 Issue 25, p39
The article discusses the topic of common sense on condom education. Common sense and condom sense seldom accompany each other these days. The mere mention of condom education is enough to make otherwise sensible people emotionally charged and vocal about what they think sex education should be...
- FPA survey renews calls for better school sex education. // Education (14637073);2/16/2007, Issue 257, p3
The article focuses on a survey by the Family Planning Association (FPA) which revealed a continuing ignorance about sex and reproduction. An FPA survey to mark Contraceptive Awareness Week discovered widespread confusion and misunderstanding about some of the most basic facts, prompting renewed...
- Reaching Rural Adolescents with Programs in Sexuality. Maxwell, Sharron L.; Hayes, Geraldine; Martinez, Angel // Personnel & Guidance Journal;Mar76, Vol. 54 Issue 7, p387
Reports on a demonstration project by the Montachusett Opportunity Council's Family Planning Program, that provides sex education and family planning services in Massachusetts. Organization of a rural health fair that included breast examinations, Pap tests and glaucoma screening; Focus of the...
