Sanity: House Doesn’t Up Funds for Abstinence-Only Programs

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2006 Maybe it was towering piles of evidence attesting to the fact that virginity pledges don't work, but whatever it was, Congress declined to add more funds to abstinence-until-marriage programs. (Via Salon.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS: Teen Sex Orgy Complaints Invalid

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2006 Virtually none of the people who complained about a racy sex scene in the CBS drama ?Without a Trace? actually saw the show in question, according to the network, which is fighting a record $3.3-million indecency fine. CBS said that all of the 4,211 e-mailed complaints came from conservative websites that urged members to send complaints about the segment--sight unseen. story w/video link Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Teen Sex Less Risky in Europe Than U.S.

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 Western European teens have fewer pregnancies, and lower levels of STDs, than their American counterparts. Why? Because teens in Europe have easy access to contraceptives, confidential healthcare and comprehensive sex education. Teen sex is seen as a healthy thing. (Compare that to America's puritanical, ineffective abstinence programs.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Battle Cry for Theocracy

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig May 12, 2006 A young activist explores the frightening world of a Christian evangelical youth movement that is holding rock concerts and rallies at city halls nationwide this weekend "If you?ve been waiting to get alarmed until the Christian fascist movement started filling stadiums with young people and hyping them up to do battle in 'God?s army,' wait no longer" (First column a series of three Second column here, third column here). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Most Youths Break Abstinence Pledges

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 A Harvard study further confirms that abstinence pledges are basically bunk. Want to dig deeper? Check out Purity Balls. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oral and Anal Sex Acts Are Up Among Teens

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 There has been a "significant increase" in the proportion of teens and young adults engaging in such acts during the last decade, according to STD clinics in Baltimore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Army Recruits Teen Despite His Autism

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2006 The youth is signed up for dangerous front-line service, but did not even know there was a war going on until last fall--after he was approached by the recruiter. An internal Army investigation is underway, but such recruiting abuses are systemic. (Via Bring It On!) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Video Shows British Soldiers Beating Iraqi Teens

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2006 The News of the World (UK) publishes images and releases a video of a squadron of English soldiers savagely beating a group of rioting Iraqi teenagers in 2004 | story or watch videoUPDATE: British authorities have arrested a serving soldier in connection with the incident | story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boot Camps for Wayward Teens Go Unregulated Overseas

Blair Golson / Truthdig Jan 27, 2006 Sketchy US operators of "tough love" schools skirt American regulations by operating in other countries Sorta like sketchy U corporations that skirt American taxes by having mailboxes in other countries AlterNet's got the goods . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Justices Reaffirm Emergency Access to Abortion

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2006 It's the first abortion ruling in six years, but the real action comes Friday, when the court takes up the so-called partial birth ban. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )