"The Life Zone:" Anti-Choice Horror Movie Is An Insult to Young People

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Thursday July 14, 2011 · 12:26 PM PDT

2011/07/14 · 12:26

We know politicians regularly use fear tactics to advance their agendas, but what about Hollywood? A new blatantly anti-choice horror film, The Life Zone, is emerging as the summer’s worst movie. This film engages young people in a disrespectful way. Rather than appealing to our intelligence or capacity for nuanced ethical thinking, it uses blind fear to scare young people into being anti-choice.

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Monday May 23, 2011 · 7:17 PM PDT

2011/05/23 · 19:17

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Nigerian sex traffickers lure young girls (ages 12-18) into sex slavery in Europe. There are over 100,000 Nigerians in the sex trade in Europe, mainly in Italy and England. Around 80% come from Edo, a southern state that is home to only three percent of Nigeria's population. It is the trafficking capital of Africa, and home of the traditional West African religion known as Juju. (Modern Ghanha)

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Saturday May 07, 2011 · 12:57 PM PDT

2011/05/07 · 12:57

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Last Tuesday, the newly elected ultra-conservative NC State House voted on a new budget bill. Included in this budget were many ideological attempts to bring about a new era of social conservatism in the state; among them was the elimination of state funding for Planned Parenthood.

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Monday April 04, 2011 · 8:57 AM PDT

2011/04/04 · 08:57

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The past week has been an exciting time for me: college decisions were released! Having gotten into several of my top choice schools (Duke, Tufts, GW) I can stop worrying about the college admission process and start getting excited about going to college next year.

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Thursday March 31, 2011 · 1:51 PM PDT

2011/03/31 · 13:51

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Imagine this scenario: a girl, under the age of 18, is being repeatedly raped by her stepfather. She has no one in her family or friend group to turn to. The stepfather is well liked, and the girl thinks that no one would believe her if she spoke up. Then imagine that the girl tried to go to a rape crises center, and even a doctor, to get help and STD/pregnancy testing.

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Wednesday March 09, 2011 · 12:27 PM PST

2011/03/09 · 12:27

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With such high teen pregnancy rates in the US, people from all domains of society - the media, schools, musicians, politicians, even religious leaders- need to find creative solutions for promoting safe sex. Kudos to Ke$ha for doing just that.

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what I'd expect from a sex obsessed pop-star

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Dismissed for Pre-Marital Sex: BYU Not Taking Responsibility for Student's Health

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Friday March 04, 2011 · 2:14 PM PST

2011/03/04 · 14:14

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Brigham Young University basketball starting player Brandon Davies committed a terrible offense: pre-marital sex with his girlfriend. BYU's honor code forbids students from having premarital sex and instructs them to "live a chaste and virtuous life." This move by the university this highlights the negative attitude towards sexuality harbored by many conservative religious traditions, especially Mormonism. At a university so conservative on their views about sex, I am concerned about the student’s sexual health and safety. Surely at a University that does not “allow” pre-marital sex, students still are in need of sexual health services. Doesn't a university that prides itself on being a moral institution have a moral obligation to the health and well being of its students?

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Bristol Palin Dropped From “Sex Week" Panel

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Tuesday February 01, 2011 · 4:30 PM PST

2011/02/01 · 16:30

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Washington University of St. Louis hosts an annual Sex Week, to "start an open sexual dialogue, encourage students to experiment with sexual viewpoints that differ from their own and to provide wide-reaching sexual education."

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Saturday January 22, 2011 · 6:36 AM PST

2011/01/22 · 06:36

Crossposted on Amplify, as part of the 2011 Roe V. Wade Blog-A-Thon

Today, January 22nd, is the 38th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which legalized abortion in the United States. Today we have a lot to be thankful for, and we also have to brace for a tough fight ahead. Republican control of many state legislatures means we could see the most anti-choice legislation passed in decades.

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Friday January 14, 2011 · 9:08 AM PST

2011/01/14 · 09:08

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At Frayser High School in Memphis, Tennessee, 90 girls are pregnant or recently gave birth. In Fraser County where the school is located, the pregnancy rate is 26%. Tennessee law requires schools to teach the Family Life Education curriculum, which puts an "emphasis on abstinence from sexual relations outside of marriage" and is only taught for a few weeks in 9th grade.

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Sunday January 09, 2011 · 7:17 AM PST

2011/01/09 · 07:17

We have been talking about oppression, race, gender, and class in my 6th period philosophy class. Last week we had a very fun debate where women had to defend a masculism (men’s rights) argument and the men had to defend feminist ideas.

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Wednesday December 29, 2010 · 2:53 PM PST

2010/12/29 · 14:53

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China has a one-child policy. And they don’t teach comprehensive sex education in school. This leads to some frightening statistics, for instance in China there are 23 million abortions very year.

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