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Study: Women in US waiting longer for children, more children born to unwed mothers

A new research study conducted by Pew has found that women are waiting longer for children and are increasingly likely to be unwed when they have them.
New research suggests continued changes in U.S. approaches and perceptions to pregnancy.
The Pew Research Center combined census and government health statistics with a survey of 1,003 adults (of which [...]

Landmark US study finds abstinence-only programs may have merit

A recently published study has found that ‘theory-based’ abstinence-only programs may postpone sexual behavior in adolescents.
The first clear evidence that abstinence-only education works has arrived in the form of a study sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health.
The results, published in the February issue of the journal Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, [...]

British government apologizes and designates funds to Thalidomide victims

The British government has apologized to Thalidomide victims nearly 50 years after it was pulled from the market for its side effects.
On Thursday, the Britain’s Health Minister Mike O’Brien read a statement to parliament, apologizing to those born with birth defects caused by the drug Thalidomide.
“The government wishes to express its sincere regret and deep [...]

Funding for abstinence-only programs lacking in US sex education plan

Funding for programs aimed at teaching abstinence-only approaches to sex education is non-existent in the new federal budget, but proponents hope that funding will be found in the health-care reform legislation.
The days of former President George W. Bush’s generous funding to programs that stress that teens wait to have sex until they’re married may be [...]