Coalition for Responsible Sex Ed is 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.
“Comprehensive sex ed is an approach that has been shown to be effective, for which Americans have consistently shown support in poll after poll, and which promotes prevention and good health across a range of outcomes rather than only one outcome.”
James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth
Federal Update - Sex Ed is in the Mix
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. There are opportunities to remedy the conflicting amendments as the bill continues to move through the process. To read more, visit www.siecus.org.
Appropriations
Federal Policy Update - Initiatives to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health
In addition to funding proposed in the Health Care Reform bills, Congress has included funding for responsible sex ed in their appropriations bills. In this issue of the Campaign Update you will find a summary (PDF) of President Obama’s budget proposal items that have passed the House of Representatives and are heading for the Senate.
October is Sex Ed Month of Action!
If you haven’t already, be sure your members of Congress know that the time for investing in responsible, effective sex ed programs is now. Visit www.amplifyyourvoice.org and add your voice to the 1,000 already signed on asking Congress to support the REAL Act (H.R. 1551 (PDF)/ S. 611 (PDF)).
In the News
Ab-Only Programs: What Part of "They Don't Work" Is Hard to Understand?
Recent passage of conflicting amendments in the so called Baucus Health Care Reform bill draw comments from sex ed advocates. Visit RH Reality Check and check out bloggers Julia Kaye, National Women's Law Center and William Smith, SIECUS to learn more.
Resources
New Curricula Reviews
As part of the Community Advocacy Project, SIECUS reviews and analyzes the content of the most widely used abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula in order to assist parents, educators, students and advocates who are dealing with these harmful programs in their communities. To read more, visit www.siecus.org.