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Nassau County Quits Using Condoms As Evidence For Prostitution Charges

Nassau County, Long Island, has decided to quit using condoms as evidence in prostitution cases.

2013/05/06

City Launches New App Directed At Sexually Active Teens

The City of New York has launched a new free app providing advice to teens who are sexually active – and if parents don’t like it, it’s too bad for them.

2013/03/30

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg Defends Giving NYC Students Plan B ‘Morning-After Pill’

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is defending a city-funded pilot program to give female students the “day after pill,” otherwise known as Plan B. It can halt pregnancy if taken up to 72 hours after unprotected sex.

2012/09/24

Bedford-Stuyvesant Prep H.S. Planning To Distribute Condoms To Students At Prom

Condoms might be considered commonplace in New York City high schools — just last year 680,000 were distributed to students — but a principal’s plan to make them available at the prom on June 7 is raising some eyebrows.

2012/05/25

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HIV-AIDS Becoming Big Concern Among N.J. Residents 50 And Older

Health organizations have spent years trying to educate the public on how to prevent AIDS. But now they are targeting one specific group: people 50 and older, the new face of HIV/AIDS.

2011/07/08