The CDC announced a record low in the teen birth rate, it listed two possible causes: “The impact of strong pregnancy prevention messages” and “increased use of contraception.”

Like any state legislature dealing with 8 percent unemployment and thousands of its residents facing disenfranchisement, the Tennessee Senate is targeting the menace of underage hand-holding.

Utah passes bill banning sex ed in schools, taking abstinence education to a whole new, ridiculous level. However, update shows that the Governor vetoed the bill.

The GOP presidential candidate is against non-procreative sex -- even for married couples. Quoting Santorum: “One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country.”

The pros and cons of abstinence-only education versus comprehensive sex education in schools has been going on for years. Both sides say their plan for educating children and teens on sexual relations is the right one. And as the debate heats up, it has moved into the national political arena.

Facts on Sex Education in the United States

he debate over whether to have sex education in American schools is over. A new poll by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government finds that only 7 percent of Americans say sex education should not be taught in schools.