New legislation introduced in the Senate this past Tuesday would require federally funded hospitals—under Medicare or Medicaid—to provide emergency contraception to rape victims who request it. A group of Democrats are backing this legislation, titled the "Emergency Contraception Access and Education Act of 2014."
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New Legislation Would Improve Access to Emergency Contraception For Rape Victims
Posted at 09/24/2014 12:10 PM
Disabled Students Not Receiving Adequate Sexual Education
Posted at 09/05/2014 11:26 AM
Previous blog posts on AASECT Express have highlighted the ways in which sexual education across the United States is lacking, oftentimes because of legislation that limits access to more a comprehensive sex education.
Sexual Orientation Still Being Pathologized
Posted at 09/05/2014 11:05 AM
The World Health Organisation recently released a report detailing the extent to which sexual orientation and gender expression/gender identity are pathologized in The International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.
Half Of Young Women Don't Understand Their Own Anatomy
Posted at 09/05/2014 10:42 AM
Half of young British women don’t understand the basic anatomy of their vaginas, reports the Eve Appeal, a women's cancer charity.
Anal Sex Study Reveals Frequent Instances of Coercion
Posted at 08/19/2014 10:59 AM
Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in a study led by Dr.
Sex Ed Textbook Labeled As Pornography
Posted at 08/19/2014 10:33 AM
It was only last month that we posted about the results of a study indicating that sex ed should start sooner. Yet parents of high school-aged kids — the typical starting age for sex education — are still pushing back against sex-related educational materials.
Sexual Dysfunction Experienced By Those Who Survived Childhood Cancer
Posted at 08/19/2014 06:50 AM
Earlier this year, we ran a piece in Contemporary Sexuality on how chronic illness can affect sexual functioning.
Why Sex Education Must Start Sooner
Posted at 07/31/2014 08:30 AM
Considering the theme of AASECT's recent Summer Institute — "Is Sex Good for Adolescence?" — the publication of a recent study on sex education for adolescents in Global Public Health: An International
SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Hobby Lobby, Affecting Contraception Coverage
Posted at 07/01/2014 07:08 AM
The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby that for-profit employers with religious objections can opt out of providing contraception coverage under Obamacare.
Researchers Grow Fully Functioning Vaginas
Posted at 06/19/2014 15:04 PM
According to a recent story in The Lancet, eight years ago, researchers implanted laboratory-grown vaginal tissue into four women who happened to have a
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