More than 95 percent of U.S. teenagers report that they have had 'formal instruction' in sex education in school or other venues outside the home, the federal government said in a survey released Tuesday, but only about two-thirds have been taught about birth-control methods.
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September 15th, 2010
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September 14th, 2010
On the third anniversary of her death, the doctor who performed an abortion on Laura Hope Smith admitted that his actions led to her death while she was under his care.
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September 14th, 2010
The BBC presenter Ray Gosling has been spared jail after he admitted making up a confession that he killed a lover dying of Aids by smothering him with a pillow.
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September 14th, 2010
Turkey's decision to change its secular constitution is being marked as a milestone in the nation's path toward Islam.
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September 14th, 2010
Australian euthanasia advocates have vowed to press ahead with their television and billboard advertising campaign, despite their first screen advert being rejected.
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September 14th, 2010
Justice Breyer sacrifices the First Amendment to placate Islam
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September 14th, 2010
Patients who cross borders in search of cheaper, more available fertility treatment can now choose from more than 100 countries but may be putting themselves and their babies at risk, experts said today.
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September 13th, 2010
The company behind airline food on some of the world's major airlines has announced plans to make the majority of its meals halal.
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September 13th, 2010
Question: Who said: 'Not all sex involving children is unwanted and abusive'? Answer: The Pope's biggest British critic
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September 13th, 2010
American ambassador appeals for calm after police fire into angry crowds protesting amid Qur'an-burning controversy in US