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California Bill Requiring Schools to Provide Free Condoms to Middle and High Schoolers Advances

A state Senate bill that would require schools to provide free condoms to all 7th to 12th grade California students passed the state Senate floor on a 31–9 vote on May 31. State Sen. Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) introduced Senate Bill 541 in February to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among youth. The…


Babies Born With Sexually Transmitted Infections Hit Record High in 2021, CDC Says

Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise among Americans, with more than 2.5 million reported cases nationwide in 2021, according to the data released April 11 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between 2020 and 2021, the CDC documented a total of 2.53 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea,…