When a government intentionally spreads false or misleading information in a manner that negatively impacts public health, this constitutes a human rights violation.
Abstinence-Only Sex Education: Most sex ed funding in the United States goes to abstinence-only programs, the majority of which discourage condom use and other means of contraception.
Top 10 Reasons to Support Comprehensive Sex Education in Schools: Comprehensive sex education, on the other hand, includes discussion of abstinence as well as condoms, birth control, and other means of preventing unintended pregnancies.
Reproductive Rights 101
By Tom Head, About.com
The Right to Know
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- What are Reproductive Rights?
- The Right to Keep a Full Reproductive System
- The Right to Live Without Fear of Sexual Violence
- The Right to Know
- The Right to Prevent Unwanted Pregnancies
- The Right to Terminate a Not-Yet-Viable Pregnancy
- The Right to Carry a Pregnancy to Term
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