Coalition for Responsible Sex Ed

We are a coalition of educational, religious, health, social service, and advocacy organizations, as well as concerned individuals that promotes lifelong healthy sexuality by advocating for policies on responsible sexuality education and access to confidential health care services.

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General information in PDF format.

Get Out the VOTE! New Primary Election Date – AUGUST 10, 2010

Mark your calendars! The primary election will be held this year on August 10. Elected officials make decisions that impact our lives every day. Make sure your voice is heard in this year’s elections! Going to be out of town? No problem. Abstentee voting begins Friday, June 25th. For more information on how to vote absentee, visit www.sos.state.mn.us. For more information on the primary candidates and how to register to vote, visit www.sos.state.mn.us.

Federal Update

Health Care Reform
Funding for states is found in both the House and Senate Health Care Reform bills. But in the Senate, conflicting amendments passed in the final moments in Finance Committee. There are still opportunities to remedy the conflicting amendments as the bill continues to move through the process. To read more visit www.siecus.org.

REAL Act Introduced

The Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act, authored by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA) and Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ), was introduced March 17th, 2009. The REAL Act would establish the first ever grant program for responsible sex ed. Under the bill, sex education programs would be age-appropriate, medically accurate and provide information about both contraception and abstinence. For more information, visit www.siecus.org.

Minnesota Parents Support Responsible Sex Education

Results from a survey of parents from across the state indicates overwhelming support for medically accurate and comprehensive sex education - which includes reproductive health and pregnancy prevention topics - in school. The survey was conducted by the Healthy Youth Development-Prevention Research Center in collaboration with the Center for Adolescent Nursing, University of Minnesota. See KARE-11's news coverage about the report here.