Sex education

April 2025 Fact Sheet
Evidence-Based Sex Education: The Case for Sustained Federal Support
July 2021 Policy Analysis
State Policy Trends at Midyear 2021: Already the Worst Legislative Year Ever for U.S. Abortion Rights

Elizabeth Nash and Sophia Naide
March 2021 Opinion
The Next Federal Budget Matters a Lot for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights—Here’s What to Look Out for

Zara Ahmed
February 2021 Policy Analysis
Adolescents Deserve Better: What the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress Can Do to Bolster Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

Leah H. Keller Guttmacher Policy Review
January 2021 Opinion
Has Sex Ed Even Changed From the ‘Bridgerton’ Era to Today?

Laura D. Lindberg Rewire
December 2020 Research Article
Sex Education: Broadening the Definition of Relevant Outcomes

Leslie M. Kantor, Laura D. Lindberg, Yara Tashkandi, Jennifer S. Hirsch and John S. Santelli Journal of Adolescent Health
September 2020 Policy Analysis
2021 and Beyond: Key Federal Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues

Leah H. Keller, Lauren Cross and Zara Ahmed
September 2020 Opinion
Age is More Than a Number: High Infant Mortality Among Births to Teen Mothers

Aletha Y. Akers Ms. Magazine
August 2020 Research Article
Parent, partner and individual contexts of very early first sex experiences among young men and their links to subsequent reproductive health outcomes

Asari Offiong, Laura D. Lindberg, Jacky M. Jennings, Patricia J. Dittus and Arik V. Marcell Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
July 2020 Research Article
Sexual and Reproductive Health Information: Disparities Across Sexual Orientation Groups in Two Cohorts of US Women

Ariella R. Tabaac, Sebastien Haneuse, Michelle Johns, Andy S.L. Tan, S. Bryn Austin, Jennifer Potter, Laura D. Lindberg and Brittany M. Charlton Sexuality Research and Social Policy

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US Policy on Sex education

Evidence-Based Sex Education: The Case for Sustained Federal Support

State Policy Trends at Midyear 2021: Already the Worst Legislative Year Ever for U.S. Abortion Rights

The Next Federal Budget Matters a Lot for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights—Here’s What to Look Out for

Adolescents Deserve Better: What the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress Can Do to Bolster Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

Has Sex Ed Even Changed From the ‘Bridgerton’ Era to Today?

Sex Education: Broadening the Definition of Relevant Outcomes

2021 and Beyond: Key Federal Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues

Age is More Than a Number: High Infant Mortality Among Births to Teen Mothers

Parent, partner and individual contexts of very early first sex experiences among young men and their links to subsequent reproductive health outcomes

Sexual and Reproductive Health Information: Disparities Across Sexual Orientation Groups in Two Cohorts of US Women

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