A new drugstore at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. ...more

October 22, 2008

The letter to the editor by Joan Morrone with a caption "Picking Palin" reflects a lack of knowledge that life beings at conception. To ignore this medical and moral truth is to draw incorrect conclusions related to contraceptives and condoms. ...more

September 13, 2008

GLOUCESTER, Mass. - A pact made by a group of teens to get pregnant and raise their babies together is at least partly behind a sudden spike in pregnancies at Gloucester High School, school officials said. ...more

June 20, 2008

The number of states refusing federal money for "abstinence-only" sex education programs jumped sharply in the past year as evidence mounted that the approach is ineffective. ...more

December 16, 2007

Programs that focus exclusively on abstinence have not been shown to affect teenager sexual behavior, although they are eligible for tens of millions of dollars in federal grants, according to a study released by a nonpartisan group that seeks to reduce teen pregnancies. ...more

November 7, 2007

Abstinence Surest Policy Regarding the letter to the editor from a USF student (Sept. 20) who thinks that it's unfair that the cost of contraceptives at her school doubled, making her and other students have to 'make some tough choices about how or whether we they can afford contraception:' ...more

September 22, 2007