The following summarizes recent action in Mississippi and Utah on bills regarding abstinence-only sex education curricula. ~ Mississippi: The Mississippi House on Tuesday voted 84-35 to advance a bill (HB 837) that would give school districts the option of offering an "abstinence-plus" curriculum that provides information on contraception, the AP/Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. Currently the state only allows abstinence-only curricula, with no discussion of contraception. According to the AP/Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi has one of the highest teen birth rates in the U.S...
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