Boston Officials Need To Be 'As Brave' As Students Lobbying For Sex Ed, Columnist Writes

“If teens aren’t going to get sex education from their parents, and if they aren’t going to get it from their schools, then they’re going to get it somewhere,” including the media or their peers, which can lead to misinformation, according to Boston Globe columnist Joanna Weiss…

Boston Officials Need To Be 'As Brave' As Students Lobbying For Sex Ed, Columnist Writes

“If teens aren’t going to get sex education from their parents, and if they aren’t going to get it from their schools, then they’re going to get it somewhere,” including the media or their peers, which can lead to misinformation, according to Boston Globe columnist Joanna Weiss…

Boston Globe Explains New Emergency Contraceptive Ella

The Boston Globe on Monday discussed the emergency contraceptive ulipristal acetate — sold in the U.S. under the brand name “ella” — which was approved by FDA in August and provides women “another option” for EC in addition to levonorgestrel, sold under the brand name Plan B and Plan B One-Step and generically as Next Choice…

Columnist, Steinem Discuss Changing Face Of Feminism

The “current crisis of feminism” is that “[j]ust as some insist that racism is dead because we elected a black president, many assume that, since we have some female senators and CEOs and Oprah, the battle for women’s rights is done,” Boston Globe columnist Joanna Weiss writes. She adds that she recently spoke about the issue with Gloria Steinem, who is scheduled to speak in Boston on Thursday…

Bristol Palin Could Do Women A 'Favor' By Supporting No-Cost Birth Control, Columnist Says

Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol “might well be the most sensible abstinence-advocate in the country — someone who could teach her mom a few things about realism and teen pregnancy,” Boston Globe columnist Joanna Weiss writes…

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