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Confidential Health Care for Minors

1. Confidentiality Ensures Timely Health Care Access
2. Confidentiality Critical to Adolescent Health
3. Parental Involvement Without Increasing Health Risk
4. Broad-Based Support for Preserving the Law
5. HF352/SF570 May Be Unconstitutional

The Truth About Condom Effectiveness

1. Condoms Are Effective in Reducing Risk
2. Comp Sex Ed Work; Abstinence-Only Does Not
3. Condom Failure or Human Error?
4. The Need for Education about Condoms
5. "Access" Does Not Promote

Fighting HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination

1. HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination Still Exists
2. Public Misinformed about HIV and Hold Stigmatizing Attitudes
3. Legal Cases About Stigma and Discrimination Increase
4. TPrivacy Protections Important for those affected by HIV
5. Education and Awareness Needed

Creating Supportive Workplaces

1. Success of New Drugs Help People Return to Work
2. Stigma and Discrimination Still Exist
3. Employers Need to be a Strong Partner
4. Task Force Recommends Employer Services

K-12 Regional Training Sites

1. Regional Training Sites Serve Minnesota
2. A Valuable Education Service
3. Meeting Community Needs
4. This is a Critical Time in Their Work

"What's Wrong With Abstinence-Only Sexuality Education"

1. Not Effective in Helping Young People to Abstain
2. Uses Medical Misinformation
3. Omits Critical Information
4. Includes Ethnic, Class and Racist Bias
5. Contains Sexism and Gender Stereotyping

Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

1. Comprehensive is Just That: COMPREHENSIVE
2. Misinformation About HIV and STIs
3. Condoms "Failure" Due to Human Error
4. Condom Education Needed
5. "Access" Does Not "Promote" Sex

1. Research Supporting Abstinence Education is Faulty

Responding To Attacks On Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 3, 2007
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