SIECUS state profiles.

In July July: see month. 2006, SIECUS SIECUS Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States released the new edition of our SIECUS State Profiles, one of the most relied upon resources in the field and most visited areas of our website. Our State Profiles highlights developments related to sexuality education and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs at the state and local level for every state in the nation and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . It includes information about funding, organizations which support abstinence-only-until-marriage messages, laws and legislation, and how the abstinence-only-until-marriage movement intersects with the anti-choice an·ti-choice
adj.
Opposed to the right of women to have the choice to terminate a pregnancy by induced abortion. movement. This new edition includes all Fiscal Year 2005 information.

The impact of SIECUS' State Profiles has been demonstrated in policy debates on the floors of Congress, as well as the streets of many small towns in America. Informed policymakers, advocates, parents and caregivers, media representatives, educators, and others have heightened awareness and increased discourse on state level sexuality education and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs and policies.

See which organizations in your state are receiving federal funds Federal Funds

Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements.

Notes:
These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs by visiting http://www.siecus.org/policy/states/index.html.

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Publication:	SIECUS Developments
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Jun 22, 2006
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