Sentences with phrase «policy of abstinence»

«The national policy of abstinence - only is a $ 1.5 billion failure, and our teen girls are paying the price,» said Richards.

Today's news underscores what Planned Parenthood and those who work tirelessly to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies already know too well: the United States is facing a teen pregnancy health care crisis, and the national policy of abstinence - only programs just isn't working.

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Each nursery should develop an evidence - based written policy to assess and treat an infant with neonatal abstinence syndrome, and women should be informed of key components of these policies (eg, any delayed discharge of the infant or reporting requirements).

There is a body of thought that argues drugs policy should shift from abstinence education and government attempts to disrupt supply to harm reduction policies.

«The findings of this study demonstrate that neonatal abstinence syndrome is a growing public health problem in the United States and places a tremendous burden on babies, their families, and the communities in which they live,» said William Cooper, M.D., MPH, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy and the senior author for the study.

The third annual drug policy, released last week by Bob Martinez, the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, calls on schools and parents to promote abstinence from alcohol among mpolicy, released last week by Bob Martinez, the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, calls on schools and parents to promote abstinence from alcohol among mPolicy, calls on schools and parents to promote abstinence from alcohol among minors.

Most school districts have comprehensive sexual education policies and curricula in place, according to two national surveys to be released this week, but sexuality education, and particularly the promotion of abstinence - only education, remain magnets for controversy.

«Knowledge - abstinence philosophies» is the perfect description of the inane attempts of small minded people to drive public policy.

He was widely criticized for defending Bush policies on abstinence - only education and global warming, especially in his defense against an assertion by the National Academy of Sciences that political influence was contaminating the scientific research in government agencies.

An abstinence - only policy creates absolutely no legal restrictions, does not encourage any kind of responsible adult use, and simply provokes the youth to rebel in that particular fashion.

Kirby DB, The impact of abstinence and comprehensive sex and STD / HIV education programs on adolescent sexual behavior, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2008, 5 (3): 18 — 27.

Kirby DB, The impact of abstinence and comprehensive sex and STD / HIV education programs on adolescent sexual behavior, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2008, 5 (3): 18 — 27, doi: 10.1525 / srsp.2008.5.3.18.

It is estimated that only 10 percent of all American school districts have a sexuality education policy that is comprehensive and includes information about contraception and safer sex in addition to abstinence.

The national policy of promoting abstinence - only programs is a $ 1.5 billion failure, and teenage girls are paying the real price.

We work to serve families as well as to educate communities, churches, and policy makers about the importance of abstinence and relationship education within both youth development and re-entry programs.