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Ignorance Only: HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, and Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Programs in the United States. Texas: A Case Study.
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Schleifer, Rebecca – Human Rights Watch, 2002
This report contends that programs teaching teenagers to "just say no" to sex before marriage are threatening adolescent health by censoring basic information about how to prevent HIV/AIDS. The report focuses on federally funded "abstinence-only-until-marriage" programs in Texas, where advertising campaigns convey the message…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Condoms, Federal Programs