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Colorado sex ed, then and now

Okay, it wasn't exactly a scene from Mean Girls, but I'm a living, breathing, and as-yet-unimpregnated product of a Colorado "abstinence-centered" sex education.

U.S. abortion politics: Senate Bill would pay teens to have babies

Blogger Smintheus writing at Unbossed.com throws light on a new twist in the effort to write passable health reform legislation. Senate Dems, concerned that...

Larry Liston Joins The ‘Sluts’ Slinging Brigade

With one offensive, four-letter word, state Rep. Larry Liston has seamlessly joined the ranks of two other fellow El Paso County Republicans, notably former...

Pregnancy Rates Skyrocket Among Latina Teens

Latina teens are giving birth at alarming rates. Reproductive health activists work to find answers in the midst of cultural obstacles that pave a...

Six Babies a Day: Colorado’s Teen Pregnancy Problem

As high school seniors plan for Homecoming dances next month too many of their peers are coming home with something far more unexpected --...