RUTH PADAWER, STAFF WRITER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-06-2003 No-sex education -- Newark schools to try abstinence-only course By RUTH PADAWER, STAFF WRITER Date: 10-06-2003, Monday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions.=.Late Edition. Early Edition Newark public schools are about to...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-11-2000 PARENTS AND SEX EDUCATION -- THE MORE TEENS KNOW, THE BETTER, A SURVEY FINDS Date: 10-11-2000, Wednesday Section: OPINION Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star B IT MAY come...

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that sex education is the best way to combat AIDS and teenage pregnancy, taking a swipe at the church in this predominantly Catholic country.Silva said that 30 percent of Brazilian girls aged 15 to 17 leave school...

Missouri abortion providers will face new regulations for their clinics and new restrictions on teaching sex education classes under a bill Gov. Matt Blunt signed into law Friday.The measure places more abortion clinics under government oversight by classifying them as ambulatory surgical centers. Planned Parenthood...

During the 1960s, the John Birch Society, an ultraconservative organization, pushed schools to eliminate sex education programs in classrooms, charging that the classes were "smut," "immoral," and "a filthy communist plot" to poison the minds of...

A review of literature showing that attitudes towards sex education are affected by education and personal sexual experience. Plus, the results of a research project by the author.

The Earth's population is currently at six billion and estimated to peak at nine billion by the year 2050, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases continue to spread, and the world continues to experience increasing poverty and dwindling space. Educating society on the use of contraceptives will help minimize the spread of disease and lessen the number of unwanted pregnancies, ensuring a better world for future generations.

Sex education can be taught in many different ways. In a few developing countries that suffer from poverty and that have people suffering from HIV, have television advertisements that talk about the risks of unprotected sex, contraceptives and also family planning.