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Utah: ?Unlikely group teams up on sex education?

By Alliance Alert

Salt Lake Tribune: "An unlikely group of lawmakers and organizations has come together to pitch a bill this session to change sex education in Utah. It's a bill that has a Republican senator, a Democratic representative, the Planned Parenthood Action Council (PPAC) and the state PTA working together . . . Now, state law allows educators to teach students about contraceptives, but it prohibits 'advocacy or encouragement' of their use, leading some educators to avoid the topic out of fear of accidentally crossing the line. Sen. Stephen Urquhart's bill, now in draft form, would remove that prohibition and instead require teachers to talk about the limitations and benefits of contraceptives and the importance of parental guidance in such matters."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on January 14, 2010 (boomark / email).